Omphalocentric

Origin

From - + omphalo + -, thus literally "navel-centered."

Full definition of omphalocentric

Adjective

1. Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazingThe 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.

Derived terms

• omphalocentrism

Related terms

• omphaloskeptic
• omphaloscopy