narcissist

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narcissist

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

noun narcissists

  1. One who shows extreme love and admiration for themself. If you’re hoping that the narcissist in your life will change, a new study suggests that you may have to wait a very long time. […] So what do you do if someone close to you is a narcissist? […] “Unfortunately, managing a difficult relationship is the best someone intimately involved with most narci
  2. colloquial An egoist; a person full of egoism and pride.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: narcist, show-off, vanity, big head, self-exaltation, showoff, self-importance, megalomania, arrogance, boast, show off, proudling, prima donna, aggrandizer, egotism, self-aggrandizement

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noun one who shows extreme love for themself

Españolnarciso, narcisista
日本語ナルシスト narushisuto
中文自我陶醉者 zìwǒtáozuìzhě, 自戀者 /自恋者 zìliànzhě
Portuguêsnarcisista
Françaisnarcissique
DeutschNarzisst, Narzisstin
Italianonarcisista, narciso
العربيةنَرْجِسِيّ narjisiyy
עבריתנרקיסיסט narkisíst

noun person full of egoism

Españolnarciso, narcisista
中文利己主义者, 自我主义者
Русскийсамовлюблённый челове́к samovljubljónnyj čelovék, нарци́сс narcíss

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@misc{narcissist_2026,
  title = {narcissist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/narcissist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}