narcissist

American  

[nahr-suh-sist] / ˈnɑr sə sɪst /

Also narcist

noun

1. a person who is overly self-involved, and often vain and selfish.

2. Psychiatry. a person who has narcissistic personality disorder.

3. Psychoanalysis. a person who experiences or exhibits narcissism, deriving erotic gratification from admiration of their own physical or mental attributes.

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Etymology

Origin of narcissist

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

Compare meaning

How does narcissist compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• egomaniac vs. narcissist
• narcissist vs. selfish

Example Sentences

There are no victims—only a bonfire of prominent narcissists.

From The Wall Street Journal

"He was a bully. He was a narcissist and his temper would go from one to 100 in a matter of seconds," she said.

From BBC

Gustav might be merely a narcissist, but there’s a chance that what he is really seeking is to repair things by telling the family story onscreen.

From The Wall Street Journal

He later took his own, admitting: "I grabbed my own head, I'm a narcissist… well someone's got to love it!"

From BBC

What’s missing, crucially, is a reason for the audience to care about this narcissist, even though Colin Farrell employs every trick in his acting arsenal to win you over.

From Los Angeles Times