An example of gender-neutrality obscuring the clear understanding upon the first read-through of a definition.  Revision: The feeling one has on realizing that every other individual he sees has a life as full and real as his own, in which they are the central character and others, including himself, have secondary or insignificant roles.

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noun

  1.  a person who sullies the delight of introduction to a perfectly swell new word by being momentarily impatient and particular