narcissistic

[ nahr-suh-sis-tik ]

adjective

having an undue fascination with oneself; vain.
Psychiatry. relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting narcissistic personality disorder.

Psychoanalysis. tending to derive erotic gratification from admiration of one's own physical or mental attributes.

Origin of narcissistic

First recorded in 1915–20; narciss(ism) + -istic

America is a narcissistic and inward-looking society at the best of the times.
Ebola and America’s Childish Narcissism | Michael Tomasky | October 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Certain sentences and paragraphs capture a self-awareness that is more insightful than obnoxious or narcissistic.
Time to Grow Up, Lena Dunham | Emily Shire | October 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
And you thought wearing sheer Lululemons to yoga was narcissistic.
Nicki Minaj’s ‘Anaconda’ Is Too Much Booty for One Man to Handle | Amy Zimmerman | August 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Plenty of listeners will point to Paula as proof that Robin Thicke is a narcissistic, self-serving jerk.
Robin Thicke’s ‘Paula’ Is What You Shouldn’t Do When You Get Dumped | Andrew Romano | June 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Unfortunately the music show dissipated into a narcissistic auto-tuned rant.
Kanye Returns to Bonnaroo With a Night of Lectures | Daniel G. Hill | June 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

His true, narcissistic, face is exposed and it is hideous to behold.
After the Rain | Sam Vaknin
"Blent's a lady of leisure and somewhat excessively narcissistic tendencies," he explained.
Legacy | James H Schmitz
He is fixed in the narcissistic stage of his life, and is unadapted to the world of social relations.
Outwitting Our Nerves | Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury
The second is the narcissistic which seeks its own ego and finds it in the other.
Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex | Sigmund Freud
Behind them, Francis returned to his narcissistic study of himself in stone.
The Servant Problem | Robert F. Young

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