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narcissist

noun

Etymology

From Narcissus (“a character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection”) + -ist.

  1. derived from νάρκισσος
  2. borrowed from narcissus
  3. formed as narcissist — “Narcissus + -ist”

Definitions

  1. One who shows extreme love and admiration for themself.

    • So what do you do if someone close to you is a narcissist?

  2. An egoist

    An egoist; a person full of egoism and pride.

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Derived

narcissistical, narcopath, nonnarcissist

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA