self-absorption

[ self-ab-sawrp-shuh n, -zawrp-, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf æbˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp-, ˌsɛlf- /

preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.

Origin of self-absorption

First recorded in 1860–65

But for all his self-absorption, the Japanese Beethoven ought to have learned from his German counterpart in another manner.

Japan’s Beloved Deaf Composer is Neither Deaf Nor a Composer |Jimmy So |February 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It seems like your piece is a sort of a satire of the self-absorption and self-obsession of humans.

The Art of the Selfie |Erin Cunningham |October 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Almost 20 years before the HBO series of the same name, Ken Finkleman caricatured the self-absorption of TV news anchors.

Why Canadians Aren’t Laughing at Latest Version of ‘The Newsroom’ |Soraya Roberts |July 9, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He is accused by his father and others of failure and self-absorption, of not being as clever as he thinks he is.

DBC Pierre’s Third Novel’s Not the Charm |Victoria Beale |August 10, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Or it can be an up-close lesson in the kind of self-absorption and political ego that can trip up some in Washington.

The Worst Boss in Congress? |Daniel Stone |June 29, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The ingratitude and the self-absorption of this life for which his own had been destroyed smote him with a fearful suffering.

Under Two Flags |Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]
The self-absorption of the men, the calm glances of the women humbled our simple souls.

A Son of the Middle Border |Hamlin Garland
It was but the consequence of that self-absorption which the habit of revery had fostered.

A Strange Story, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
She came in with the content and self-absorption of one who has a great wonder to tell.

The Wizard's Son, Vol. 1(of 3) |Margaret Oliphant
The composer lived a solitary life, and was very much at the mercy of his servants on account of his self-absorption and deafness.

Great Musical Composers |George T. Ferris

self-absorption

preoccupation with oneself to the exclusion of others or the outside world

physics the process in which some of the radiation emitted by a material is absorbed by the material itself