navel-gazing

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation.
2. (countable, derogatory, uncountable) Excessive focus on oneself; self-indulgent introspection.
3. (countable, derogatory, sometimes, uncountable) (Disproportionate) concentration on a single issue.

Verb

present participle and gerund of navel-gaze

navel-gaze

To engage in self-indulgent introspection.

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Synonyms

omphaloskepsis

introspection

reflection

self-analysis

self-consciousness

Translations

nombrilisme

ombliguismo

Nabelschau

Selbstprüfung

Selbstbetrachtung

ομφαλοσκοπία

omfaloskopía

introspection

introspezione

autoesame

introspectie

navelstaren

introspecção

introspección

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈneɪvəlˌɡeɪzɪŋ/

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek ὀμφαλοσκοπία (omphaloskopía). By surface analysis, navel + gazing.