narcissistic
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narcissistic — arcissistic adj. Having an excessive love of oneself; egocentric; egoistic. Syn: egotistic, egotistical, self loving. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
narcissistic — (adj.) 1912, see NARCISSISM (Cf. narcissism) + ISTIC (Cf. istic). Sometimes erroneously as narcistic. Related: Narcissistically … Etymology dictionary
narcissistic — [adj] concerned only with oneself conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self centered, self involved, self loving, stuck up*, vain, vainglorious; concepts 401,404 Ant. outgoing, sacrificing, unselfish … New thesaurus
narcissistic — [[t]nɑ͟ː(r)sɪsɪ̱stɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as narcissistic, you disapprove of them because they think about themselves a lot and admire themselves too much. [FORMAL] He was insufferable at times self centred and… … English dictionary
narcissistic — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [nar sis SIS tic] vain, excessively interested in one s self. An egotistical, narcissistic man won t make a good husband. SYN.: vain, self centered, egotistical, egocentric, conceited,… … English dictionary for students
narcissistic — adjective she was never happy in the narcissistic life that her press agent and manager had crafted for her Syn: vain, self loving, self admiring, self absorbed, self obsessed, conceited, self centered, self regarding, egotistic, egotistical,… … Thesaurus of popular words
narcissistic — narcissism ► NOUN ▪ excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one s physical appearance. DERIVATIVES narcissist noun narcissistic adjective. ORIGIN from Narcissus, a beautiful youth in Greek mythology who fell in love with his reflection in a… … English terms dictionary
Narcissistic rage and narcissistic injury — Narcissistic rage is a reaction to narcissistic injury, a perceived threat to a narcissist’s self esteem or self worth. Narcissistic rage is a term first coined by Heinz Kohut in 1972. Narcissistic injury is a phrase used by Sigmund Freud in 1923 … Wikipedia
Narcissistic abuse — is a term that emerged in the late twentieth century, and became more prominent in the early 21st century. It originally referred to a specific form of emotional abuse by narcissistic parents of their children parents who require the child to… … Wikipedia
Narcissistic leadership — is a common form of leadership. The narcissism may be healthy or destructive although there is a continuum between the two. To critics, narcissistic leadership(preferably destructive) is driven by unyielding arrogance, self absorption, and a… … Wikipedia
