narcissism
UK/ˈnɑːsəˌsɪzm//ˈnɑɹsəˌsɪzm/
narcissism noun: a self-centered personality trait in which the person is infatuated with their own characteristics and image that are idealized while others and their differences are devalued in comparison (unless sameness kindles spectacular affinity that forms a rerouting of one's self-love, i.e. the person can see themselves in the other).
Noun
narcissism (usually uncountable, plural narcissisms)
- A self-centered personality trait in which the person is infatuated with their own characteristics and image that are idealized while others and their differences are devalued in comparison (unless sameness kindles spectacular affinity that forms a rerouting of one's self-love, i.e. the person can see themselves in the other).
- Although the researchers found that, on average, narcissism gradually declined as people aged, “the results show that this decline is not as large as one might hope,” said Ulrich Orth, the lead author of the paper and a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Bern in Switzerland....2024 July 11, Christina Caron, “Narcissism Is a Trait That’s Hard to Shake, Study Says”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2024
- Sexual desire for one's own body.
narcissism meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
narcissism in Hindi
- sexual deviation
- आत्ममोह ātmamoh, आत्मरति ātmarti
- a self-centered personality trait
- आत्ममोह ātmamoh
narcissism in Tamil
- தற்காதல், தந்நேசம், தன்வியப்பு, தன்னையே மிக நேசித்துப் பெருமைப்படல்
narcissism in Marathi
- नार्सिसिझम, नार्किसिझम, नाॅर्सीसिझम
narcissism in Urdu
- نرگسیت
More languagesFewer languages
- narcissism in Bengali
- নিজের মধ্যে একান্ত অভিনিবিষ্টতা, আত্মরতি, আত্মকাম, স্বকাম
- narcissism in Telugu
- నార్సిసిజం, నార్సిసిజమ్
- narcissism in Malayalam
- ആത്മാരാധന, ആത്മാനുരാഗം, ദേഹാഭിമാനം, സ്വാനുരാഗം
- narcissism in Kannada
- ತನ್ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ, ತನ್ಕೂರ್ಮೆ, ಆತ್ಮರತಿ, ಸ್ವಾರಾಧನಾ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿ
- narcissism in Punjabi
- ਨਾਰਸੀਸਿਜ਼ਮ, ਨਰਸੀਵਾਦ, ਨਰਸਿਸਿਜ਼ਮ
- narcissism in Gujarati
- નાર્સિસિઝમ, નાર્કિસિઝમ, નાર્કિસીઝમ
- narcissism in Odia
- ନାର୍ସିସିଜିମ୍, ନାର୍କିସିଜିମ୍, ନାର୍ସିସିଜମ୍
- narcissism in Nepali
- नार्सिसिज्म, नार्किसिज्म, नार्सिसिजम
- narcissism in Arabic
- نَرْجِسِيَّة narjisiyya
- narcissism in Indonesian
- narsisisme, narsisme
- narcissism in Persian
- خودشیفتگی xodšiftegi
- narcissism in Thai
- ความหลงตนเอง
Examples of narcissism in a sentence
- He has a classic case of narcissism.
- What she said about narcissism is troubling me.
- In a consumerist and fetishist way, this prescribes appearance, aesthetics, and narcissism.
Forms of narcissism
| plural | narcissisms |
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Origin of narcissism
From obsolete German Narzissismus (now Narzissmus by haplology), from Narziss (“Narcissus”) + -ism. By surface analysis, Narciss(us) (“character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection”) + -ism.
Words formed from narcissism
Questions about narcissism
- What does narcissism mean?
- Narcissism means a self-centered personality trait in which the person is infatuated with their own characteristics and image that are idealized while others and their differences are devalued in comparison (unless sameness kindles spectacular affinity that forms a rerouting of one's self-love, i.e. the person can see themselves in the other).
- What is narcissism in Hindi?
- Narcissism in Hindi is आत्ममोह (ātmamoh), आत्मरति (ātmarti). See Narcissism meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is narcissism?
- Narcissism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce narcissism?
- Narcissism is pronounced /ˈnɑːsəˌsɪzm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of narcissism?
- The plural of narcissism is narcissisms.
Words near narcissism in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: narcissism (page history and authors); narcissism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); narcissism (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); narcissism (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); narcissism (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); narcissism (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); narcissism (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); narcissism (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); narcissism (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); narcissism (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); narcissism (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); narcissism (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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