Definitions for narcissism
ˈnɑr səˌsɪz ɛm; ˈnɑr sɪz əmnar·cis·sism

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. self-love, narcism, narcissismnoun

   an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself

   "self-love that shut out everyone else"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. narcissismnoun

   Excessive love of oneself.

2. narcissismnoun

   Sexual desire for one's own body.

3. Etymology: After Narcissus, a character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection.

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1. Narcissism

   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. narcissism

   Narcissism is a psychological condition characterized by extreme self-centeredness, excessive fascination with oneself, craving for admiration or attention, and a lack of empathy or regard for others. People with intense narcissistic traits often have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for excessive attention and admiration, troubled relationships, and a lack of understanding of others' feelings. They may also come across as conceited, boastful and pretentious, and can struggle to maintain healthy relationships due to their manipulative or exploitative tendencies.

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1. Narcissism

   Narcissism is a term that originated with Narcissus in Greek mythology who fell in love with his own image reflected in a pool of water. Currently it is used to describe a person characterized by egotism, vanity, pride, or selfishness. Narcissism has included particular meanings in specific fields: ⁕A concept in psychoanalytic theory, introduced in Sigmund Freud's On Narcissism ⁕An Axis II disorder, Narcissistic personality disorder, in DSM-IV ⁕A social or cultural problem ⁕A factor in trait theory used in some self-report inventories of personality such as the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory Except in the sense of primary narcissism or healthy self-love, narcissism is usually considered a problem in a person or group's relationships with self and others.

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1. Narcissism

   A psychoanalytic term meaning self-love.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of narcissism in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of narcissism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of narcissism in a Sentence

1. Greg Guma:

   Around the world, the message received is that, whoever wins [the U.S. election], expect only more of the same - national narcissism disguised as altruism, corporate appeasement, and the arbitrary use of U.S. military and economic might.

2. Stanley Renshon:

   Narcissism is an occupational hazard for political leaders, you have to have an outsized ambition and an outsized ego to run for office.

3. Jean Twenge:

   Narcissism is absolutely toxic to society, when faced with common resources, narcissists take more for themselves and leave less for others. They tend to be greedy and take too many risks. They feel entitled, don't think about consequences and assume that everything will turn out great.

4. 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.

5. Andr Dubus:

   Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we perform, is truly important to other people.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=narcissism
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Narcissism
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=narcissism
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=narcissism