Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having an excessive love of oneself; egocentric; egoistic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having an
inflated idea of one's ownimportance . - adjective
Obsessed with one's ownself image andego . - noun A
narcissist .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word narcissistic.
Examples
-
He put his grade breakdown on his CV — how narcissistic is that?
The Volokh Conspiracy » But Isn’t It a Bit Hard to Predict With a 7-Year-Old? 2010
-
I feel that I have not yet penetrated truly what this book is about, although it surely depicts the hapless life of someone who lives in narcissistic illusion as well as the damage wrought by others who are the same but in a different style.
"To Make the Bears Dance" Linda 2009
-
I feel that I have not yet penetrated truly what this book is about, although it surely depicts the hapless life of someone who lives in narcissistic illusion as well as the damage wrought by others who are the same but in a different style.
Archive 2009-03-01 Linda 2009
-
I thought so, since I judged her to be shallow, petty, vindictive and narcissistic from the start.
-
Look again at some select details of the definition of narcissistic personality disorder: a sense of self-importance; fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love; belief in being “special” and unique.
The Blessing of a B Minus Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2010
-
There were times here and there when I grew tired of being the face that was overlooked whenever I was out with her, and then I let myself call her narcissistic, but in fact it was strange how little it bothered me in general.
The Legacy Kirsten Tranter 2010
-
They see the Internet as a mirror into which they can gaze in narcissistic rapture.
-
Henry's behaviour, it seems to me plausible that a vain narcissistic man like
-
The statement is often described as a narcissistic rant, and it may be, but it is also an excellent summary of jihadist logic.
William Langewiesche on Mouloud Sihali Langewiesche, William 2008
-
When I read this, why does the word narcissistic come to mind?
"Every suspicion you have about MSM being in the tank for O is true." Ann Althouse 2008
garyth123 commented on the word narcissistic
In number theory a narcissistic number is a number that in a given base is the sum of its own digits to the power of the number of digits.
153 being a well known example.
See pluperfect digital invariant (PPDI)
January 28, 2009