Antonyms for self-absorption

Grammar : Noun

Spell : self-ab-sawrp-shuh n, -zawrp-, self-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛlf æbˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp-, ˌsɛlf-

Definition of self-absorption

noun egoism

Example sentences :

I have said that 'peace' is not apathy, that it is not indifference, that it is not self-absorption.
Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren

It was but the consequence of that self-absorption which the habit of revery had fostered.
Extract from : « A Strange Story, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

He could not talk, and yet was sufficiently spirited to prevent me from self-absorption.
Extract from : « A Romantic Young Lady » by Robert Grant

"No," Adriance aroused himself from self-absorption to forbid the upheaval.
Extract from : « A Man's Hearth » by Eleanor M. Ingram

He scorned Alicia's self-absorption, but lacked the strength to go away.
Extract from : « The Enemies of Women » by Vicente Blasco Ibez

"They hunt all life," the first break in Sssuri's self-absorption came.
Extract from : « Star Born » by Andre Norton

There was an ignobleness in it—a self-absorption which was almost dishonour.
Extract from : « His Grace of Osmonde » by Frances Hodgson Burnett

She could drop into one of her moods of self-absorption, or speak as if she were thinking aloud.
Extract from : « The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest » by Margaret Vandercook

Even were it easy to picture their existence, their self-absorption would prevent their being interesting.
Extract from : « A Book o' Nine Tales. » by Arlo Bates

Or was the whole affair a dream and a delusion of his own conceit and self-absorption?
Extract from : « The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) » by Robert Louis Stevenson

Synonyms for self-absorption

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