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narcissistical

narcissistical adjective: of, pertaining to or involved in narcissism or narcissistic behaviour; narcissistic.

Adjective

narcissistical (comparative more narcissistical, superlative most narcissistical)

  1. Of, pertaining to or involved in narcissism or narcissistic behaviour; narcissistic.
    • Sleeping at the Dobbins's, she dreams or 'remembers' herself dancing barefooted at a charity ball for the poor and the persecuted in the Adolf Hitler Hotel, Washington, scattering her jewels on the floor with narcissistical altruism.1987, Landfall, volume 41, page 68
    • Most prominent during the phallic phase is the fear of bodily injury or castration. There is great anxiety over the potential loss of a narcissistical and highly invested part of the body.1989, Harold I. Kaplan, Benjamin J. Sadock, Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry/V, volume 1, page 378

Forms of narcissistical

comparativemore narcissistical
superlativemost narcissistical

Origin of narcissistical

From narcissist + -ical.

Questions about narcissistical

What does narcissistical mean?
Narcissistical means of, pertaining to or involved in narcissism or narcissistic behaviour; narcissistic.
What part of speech is narcissistical?
Narcissistical is an adjective.

Words near narcissistical in the dictionary

  1. narcissistic personality disorders
  2. narcissistic supplies
  3. narcissistic supply
  4. narcissistic-personality disorder
  5. narcissistic-personality disorders
  6. narcissistical
  7. narcissistically
  8. narcissistics
  9. narcissists
  10. narcissization
  11. narcissize

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