narcissist vs. selfish
noun
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a person who is overly self-involved, and often vain and selfish.
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Psychiatry. a person who has narcissistic personality disorder.
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Psychoanalysis. a person who experiences or exhibits narcissism, deriving erotic gratification from admiration of their own physical or mental attributes.
[sel-fish]
/ ˈsɛl fɪʃ /
adjective
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devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
- Synonyms:
- stingy, parsimonious, illiberal, egoistic, self-seeking, self-interested
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characterized by or manifesting concern or care only for oneself.
selfish motives.
