Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Excessive introspection, self-absorption, or concentration on a single issue.
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- noun derogatory Excessive focus on oneself;
introspection .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption
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Examples
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I'd always had somewhat of an itch to be a writer, or at least try my hand at writing, but other than a few pale short stories and a navel-gazing attempt at a roman-a-clef, I hadn't written much.
Jason Pinter: Jason Pinter: Why My Next Book Is An eBook. Only. Jason Pinter 2011
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I'd always had somewhat of an itch to be a writer, or at least try my hand at writing, but other than a few pale short stories and a navel-gazing attempt at a roman-a-clef, I hadn't written much.
Jason Pinter: Jason Pinter: Why My Next Book Is An eBook. Only. Jason Pinter 2011
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But ideological arguments, navel-gazing and the odd bout of nat-bashing aside, how will Labour members actually vote?
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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I'd always had somewhat of an itch to be a writer, or at least try my hand at writing, but other than a few pale short stories and a navel-gazing attempt at a roman-a-clef, I hadn't written much.
Jason Pinter: Jason Pinter: Why My Next Book Is An eBook. Only. Jason Pinter 2011
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But the French like nothing better than endless discussions and over-intellectualizing, so Allen's cinematic navel-gazing never lost its luster here -- even as his films became stale and a chunk of his American audience drifted away.
Beth Arnold: Letter From Paris: The Other Side of Midnight in Paris Beth Arnold 2011
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But ideological arguments, navel-gazing and the odd bout of nat-bashing aside, how will Labour members actually vote?
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But this countercultural move isn't the navel-gazing type.
Eric J. Henderson: Hip Hop and the (Near) Future Eric J. Henderson 2011
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But this countercultural move isn't the navel-gazing type.
Eric J. Henderson: Hip Hop and the (Near) Future Eric J. Henderson 2011
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We hate to over-emphasize the political experts and activists role in this for fear of navel-gazing, but in this case, they matter.
It's Go Time for Pawlenty Aaron Blake 2011
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But the French like nothing better than endless discussions and over-intellectualizing, so Allen's cinematic navel-gazing never lost its luster here -- even as his films became stale and a chunk of his American audience drifted away.
Beth Arnold: Letter From Paris: The Other Side of Midnight in Paris Beth Arnold 2011
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