self-absorbed

English

Etymology

self- +‎ absorbed

Adjective

self-absorbed (comparative more self-absorbed, superlative most self-absorbed)

Overly concerned about oneself, to the point of ignoring the feelings of others.

I don't want to call him self-absorbed but he was more concerned with the scratch on his car than the people in the car he hit.

Synonyms

inconsiderate

Translations

heavily concerned with oneself

Chinese:
Mandarin: 自私的, 固执己见的
Dutch: in zichzelf verdiept, met alleen aandacht voor zichzelf

Finnish: itseriittoinen (fi)
Portuguese: egoísta (pt)
Thai: เอาแต่ใจ (th) (ao-dtɛ̀ɛ-jai), เห็นแก่ตัว (th)

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