navel-gazing

na·vel-gaz·ing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ney-vuh l geyz]
- /ˈneɪ vəl geɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ney-vuh l geyz]
- /ˈneɪ vəl geɪz/

Definitions of navel-gazing word

noun navel-gazing excessive absorption in self-analysis or focus on a single issue. 1
uncountable noun navel-gazing If you refer to an activity as navel-gazing, you are critical of it because people are thinking about something for a long time but take no action on it. 0
noun navel-gazing self-absorbed behaviour 0

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Parts of speech for Navel-gazing

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navel-gazing popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for navel-gazing

noun navel-gazing

introspection — observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state, mental processes, etc.; the act of looking within oneself.
introversion — the act of introverting or the state of being introverted.

All 2 Synonyms of navel-gazing

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