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narcissist vs. selfish

[ nahr-suh-sist ]
noun
  1. a person who is overly self-involved, and often vain and selfish.
  2. a person who has narcissistic personality disorder.
  3. a person who experiences or exhibits narcissism, deriving erotic gratification from admiration of their own physical or mental attributes.
[ sel-fish ]
adjective
  1. devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
  2. characterized by or manifesting concern or care only for oneself: selfish motives.

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