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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