n. Slang.

Excessive introspection, self-absorption, or concentration on a single issue: “The optimistic trend masks a looming problem, which has sent the travel industry into a renewed bout of navel-gazing” (Financial Times).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - navlebeskuer

Nederlands (Dutch)
het navelstaren

Français (French)
n. - nombrilisme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nabelschau

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ομφαλοσκόπηση

Italiano (Italian)
meditazione sterile

Português (Portuguese)
n. - excessiva concentração numa única questão

Русский (Russian)
самовлюбленность

Español (Spanish)
n. - introversión complaciente, meditación estéril

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - navelskådande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
光盘算无行动, 纸上谈兵

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 光盤算無行動, 紙上談兵

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 사시(눈을 가운데로 모아 봄)

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 中心を凝視した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) النظر إلى السرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מדיטציה ע"י הבטה בטבור‬

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