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Princeton's WordNet

  1. egotistic, egotistical, narcissistic, self-lovingadjective

    characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance

Wiktionary

  1. narcissisticadjective

    Having an inflated idea of one's own importance.

  2. narcissisticadjective

    Obsessed with one's own self image and ego.

Wikipedia

  1. narcissistic

    Narcissism is a self-centered personality style characterized as having an excessive interest in one's physical appearance or image and an excessive preoccupation with one's own needs, often at the expense of others.Narcissism exists on a continuum that ranges from normal to abnormal personality expression. While there exists normal, healthy levels of narcissism in humans, there are also more extreme levels of narcissism, being seen particularly in people who are self-absorbed, or people who have a pathological mental illness like narcissistic personality disorder.It is one of the traits featured in the dark triad, along with Machiavellianism and subclinical psychopathy.

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  1. narcissistic

    Narcissistic refers to individuals who have excessive self-interest or admiration of oneself, an inflated sense of personal importance, a deep need for excessive attention and admiration, troubled relationships, and a lack of empathy for others. It is often associated with a personality disorder called narcissistic personality disorder. Additionally, it can refer to any attribute, behavior, or social pattern that exhibits or embodies narcissism.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of narcissistic in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of narcissistic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of narcissistic in a Sentence

  1. Federico Finchelstein:

    What they expect from the media is praise. This is another element in this character and in other leaders of this type, which is that they are extremely messianic and narcissistic, whatever they see, they see as a personal attack against them.

  2. RJ Intindola:

    People would lie less if they could only remember how difficult it is to live with the lie. There is one exception – narcissistic people live in a lie and therefore have no conscious of guilt regarding the consequences of their dishonest demeanor.

  3. Joseph Burgo:

    The winner-loser dynamic is at the heart of extreme narcissism, and the narcissistic parent is somebody who plays that game through their children, they are the ones who are driven to create children who are winners, and not only are they winners, but they're better than other people's kids, and they will, in conversation, bring things up. They will bring up accomplishments, which schools their kids got accepted to, how much money they're earning, in order to make you feel bad -- your kid is less than them.

  4. Ben Dattner:

    You’re not going to get any sort of positive support or encouragement or reassurance from a narcissistic boss.

  5. Bonham Carter:

    She's a fun person to play ... Even the big head is great ... And it's liberating to play somebody who is so direct and so fantastically self-absorbed and narcissistic, the downside is the shouting and ... how long it takes to get ready, and two bald caps.

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