WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
nar•cis•sism /ˈnɑrsəˌsɪzɛm/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
nar•cis•sis•tic, adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- excessive love or admiration for oneself.
nar•cis•sis•tic, adj.
nar•cis•sism
(när′sə siz′em),USA pronunciation n.
nar′cis•sist, nar′cist, n.
nar′cis•sis′tic, nar•cis′tic, adj.
- inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love;
vanity. - [Psychoanal.]erotic gratification derived from admiration of one's own physical or mental attributes, being a normal condition at the infantile level of personality development.
- German Narzissismus. See narcissus, -ism
- 1815–25
nar′cis•sis′tic, nar•cis′tic, adj.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged self-centeredness, smugness, egocentrism.
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