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NAVEL-GAZING
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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)