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narcissistic

adj
/ˌnɑː.sɪˈsɪs.tɪk/UK/ˌnɑɹ.sɪˈsɪs.tɪk/US

Etymology

From narcissist + -ic.

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

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the nature of narcissism.

  2. Having an inflated idea of one's own importance.

  3. Obsessed with one's own self image and ego.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A narcissist.

      • Because narcissistics cannot handle failure, they will take great lengths to avoid risks and situations in which defeat is a possibility.

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Derived

narcissistically, narcissistic number, narcissistic personality disorder, narcissistic supply, nonnarcissistic

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