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NPD

American  

abbreviation

  1. narcissistic personality disorder.

  2. new product development.

  3. nitrogen-phosphorus detector.

NPD British  

abbreviation

  1. new product development

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As alarming as it has been made to seem, clinical narcissism is not rare: An estimated 6.2 percent of Americans are diagnosable with NPD.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

NPD has been listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders since its third edition, in 1980.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

“It’s not going to be NPD trying to help. It’s going to be some bad guy overseas” trying to con them out of sensitive information, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024

The new Sick Kids hospital cost about £150m to build, but its full price tag over 25 years, including maintenance and facilities management fees, will be £432m under the NPD deal.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

Please do not forget that only a qualified mental health diagnostician can determine whether someone suffers from NPD and this, following lengthy tests and personal interviews.

From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Vaknin, Samuel

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