Noun: navel-gazing ney-vul gey-zing
- Literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption
"His constant navel-gazing made him oblivious to the needs of others";
- omphaloskepsis
- Pointless self-contemplation
"it is an enjoyable piece of writing which explores the genre without too much navel-gazing"
Derived forms: navel-gazings
Type of: self-absorption
Encyclopedia: Navel-gazing