NAVEL-GAZING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption

Synonyms:

navel-gazing; omphaloskepsis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("navel-gazing" is a kind of...):

self-absorption (preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else)

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