narcissist
/nɑ:'sisist/
Definition
Noun: 1. A person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves: A narcissist is characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance, a deep need for excessive attention and admiration, and a lack of empathy for others. This often manifests in behaviors focused on self-glorification and vanity.
Examples of Usage
Advanced Usage
- Clinical Narcissist: This term refers to someone diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), a recognized mental health condition characterized by a long-term pattern of abnormal behavior as described in the definition.
- The therapist specialized in treating clinical narcissists.
- Cultural Narcissism: A sociological concept describing a culture or society that promotes and values self-centeredness, vanity, and the pursuit of personal fame.
- Some critics argue that the age of social media has encouraged a form of cultural narcissism.
Variants and Related Words
- Narcissism (n): The personality trait or condition of being a narcissist; excessive self-love.
- His narcissism made it impossible for him to maintain healthy relationships.
- Narcissistic (adj): Having the characteristics of a narcissist.
- She displayed narcissistic tendencies, often talking for hours about her own achievements.
Synonyms
- Egotist: A self-centered person; someone who is excessively conceited or absorbed in themselves.
- Egomaniac: A person who is obsessively self-absorbed.
- Vain person: Someone who is overly proud of their appearance or abilities.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- In love with themselves: A descriptive phrase meaning the same as being a narcissist.
- He's so in love with himself that he has mirrors on every wall.
- To have a big head: (Informal idiom) To be conceited or overly proud of oneself.
- Winning the award gave him a big head; he won't stop talking about it.
Noun
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someone in love with themselves
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