Meaning of omphalocentric | Babel Free

Definitions

Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing

Examples

“The omphalocentric process of self-construction and discovery”

“For the Man of the Year 1966 is a generation: the man—and woman—of 25 and under. ... Omphalocentric & Secure. What makes the Man of the Year unique?”

“'Finnegans Wake' and 'A Portrait' are both, in their different ways, omphalocentric.”

“You could write a whole essay about "looking inward," a sort of omphalocentric option.”

“Some would have it that psychoanalysis is an omphalocentric, self-indulgent waste of money and time, best avoided so that one can take the proper pill and properly get on with the business of living.”

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