onanistic
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˌoʊnəˈnɪstɪk/
- Offensive
:
masturbatorio
- Many people find that their onanistic habits can disrupt their relationships.
Examples
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The artist's onanistic focus on self-indulgence often alienated his friends.
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At one point, two guys stood in front of the truck and screamed that I should engage in onanistic practices.
Fiction book (1999) -
I was going to say onanistic, but then I thought maybe that would leave a bad taste in people's mouth.
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But what replaces the onanistic motive?
Blog text (32) -
His onanistic behavior during the lecture showed a lack of interest in the topic.
Synonyms
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6.6
Seeing yourself as much more important than other people
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6.7
Giving yourself whatever you want, often by buying or eating too much
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4.9
Too pleased with yourself in a way that annoys others
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9.9
Showing too much praise for your own ideas or work
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7.2
Thinking you are more important than other people
Someone who cares only about their own wants, even if others suffer
Thinking only about yourself and not about other people
How Self-Indulgent
Surface Forms
Morphology
onanistic = onanism (semi-transparent) = Onan + istic
Derived from 'onanism' with a productive adjective-forming suffix, but the sense here is a metaphorical extension to self-indulgence that is not obvious without knowing the specialised source.
Etymology
Onanistic comes from the same biblical story of Onan, and a helpful way to remember the modern use is this: it has come to mean 'self-gratifying' or 'self-absorbed', so people use it for actions, art, or speech that seem focused only on the self.