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Definition navel-gazing in British English

navel-gazing noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈneɪv(ə)l ˌɡeɪzɪŋ/
1

the act of spending a lot of time thinking about your own problems, or one issue, but not doing anything about them

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Definition navel-gazing in British English