narcissistic

[ nahr-suh-sis-tik ]
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adjective
  1. having an undue fascination with oneself; vain.

  2. Psychiatry. relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting narcissistic personality disorder.

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

Origin of narcissistic

1
First recorded in 1915–20; narciss(ism) + -istic

Other words from narcissistic

  • nar·cis·sis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·nar·cis·sis·tic, adjective
  • un·nar·cis·sis·tic, adjective

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