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Omphaloskepsis Moderate

Omphaloskepsis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption

2

Contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel; navel-gazing.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
self-absorption

Origin

This word comes from Ancient Greek, combining "navel" with "perception" or "reflection." It originally referred to the act of gazing at one's own navel.

Rhyming Words
sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis miosis deesis
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