navel-gazing

/ˌneɪvəl geɪzɪŋ/
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Definitions of navel-gazing
  1. noun
    literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption
    synonyms: omphaloskepsis
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    type of:
    self-absorption
    preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else
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