narcissistic
Americanadjective
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having an undue fascination with oneself; vain.
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Psychiatry. relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting narcissistic personality disorder.
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Psychoanalysis. tending to derive erotic gratification from admiration of one's own physical or mental attributes.
Other Word Forms
- narcissistically adverb
- nonnarcissistic adjective
- unnarcissistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of narcissistic
First recorded in 1915–20; narciss(ism) + -istic
Example Sentences
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It’s a primitive but effective tactic identified by psychologists as one used by manipulative or narcissistic people.
From MarketWatch
It’s a primitive but effective tactic identified by psychologists as one used by manipulative or narcissistic people.
From MarketWatch
One described them as "dishonest, narcissistic… gaming a system free at point of use."
From BBC
Given his profoundly narcissistic personality, he would prefer to be loved by all, and still yearns for such an implausible outcome.
From Salon
“I think he has some kind of narcissistic personality disorder,” said one money manager who heard Lippmann’s pitch but did not do his trade.
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