Narcissistic
adjective
Having an excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one's physical appearance.
He's so narcissistic that he checks himself out in the mirror every time he walks by one.
Often appears as...
- narcissistic personality
- self-centered
adjective
Psychology term: relating to narcissism, where a person has an inflated self-image and intense admiration of oneself.
Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental condition where people have an inflated sense of their own importance.
Often appears as...
- narcissistic abuse
- narcissistic supply
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Disapproving
adjective
Having an excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one's physical appearance.
He's so narcissistic that he checks himself out in the mirror every time he walks by one.
Often appears as...
- narcissistic personality
- self-centered
adjective
Psychology term: relating to narcissism, where a person has an inflated self-image and intense admiration of oneself.
Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental condition where people have an inflated sense of their own importance.
Often appears as...
- narcissistic abuse
- narcissistic supply
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Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Excessive Pride
Refers to someone with an inflated sense of self-worth, often ignoring the feelings of others.
His narcissistic attitude made him believe he was better than everyone else at the competition.
Pro Tip 2/3Obsessive Self-Regard
Involves constant self-admiration and seeking attention to reinforce one's own self-perception.
She posted selfies every hour, which was a sign of her narcissistic nature.
Pro Tip 3/3Sensitive to Criticism
Narcissistic people often react negatively and defensively to criticism or perceived slights.
Tom's narcissistic side came out when he threw a tantrum after losing the game.
Pro Tip 1/3Excessive Pride
Refers to someone with an inflated sense of self-worth, often ignoring the feelings of others.
His narcissistic attitude made him believe he was better than everyone else at the competition.
Pro Tip 2/3Obsessive Self-Regard
Involves constant self-admiration and seeking attention to reinforce one's own self-perception.
She posted selfies every hour, which was a sign of her narcissistic nature.
Pro Tip 3/3Sensitive to Criticism
Narcissistic people often react negatively and defensively to criticism or perceived slights.
Tom's narcissistic side came out when he threw a tantrum after losing the game.
Pro Tip 1/3Excessive Pride
Refers to someone with an inflated sense of self-worth, often ignoring the feelings of others.
His narcissistic attitude made him believe he was better than everyone else at the competition.
Pro Tip 2/3Obsessive Self-Regard
Involves constant self-admiration and seeking attention to reinforce one's own self-perception.
She posted selfies every hour, which was a sign of her narcissistic nature.
Pro Tip 3/3Sensitive to Criticism
Narcissistic people often react negatively and defensively to criticism or perceived slights.
Tom's narcissistic side came out when he threw a tantrum after losing the game.
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situations where we might be worried about being too humble like in a job interview we also council leaders not to be too humble but what is it data actually show let's compare humble leaders with narcissistic leaders we've done this in
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that I went from this kind of narcissistic self-focus to altruistic joy, to feeling good for the people that were being helped. I think that's a motivator. But this distinction between focusing on ourselves and focusing on others
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to financial assets and living arrangements. Cults also demand obedience to human leaders who tend to be highly persuasive people with authoritarian and narcissistic streaks motivated by money, sex, power, or all three.
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How the worst moments in...
and to cause the outside world to treat such people more gently and more kindly. Those are two totally separate enterprises, but progress in each sphere reverberates in the other. Identity politics can be narcissistic.
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The psychology of...
Psychologists recognize two forms of narcissism as a personality grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. There's also narcissistic personality disorder, a more extreme form, which we'll return to shortly.
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Malcolm Gladwell: The...
He wears three-piece suits; and he has a very, very small, important mustache; and he is domineering and narcissistic and driven and has an extraordinary ego;
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Gail Bradbrook
British Activist
We have a system that is deeply narcissistic - the consumer sort of capitalist culture. It's all about me and now and what do I need that just makes you feel a bit better with all the stress. But in other healthy cultures, they have a real sense of ancestor and a sense of the next seven generations.
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James Righton
English Musician
I'm less self-consumed, less narcissistic, I'm more selfless, more considerate. I've just grown up. It's a slow growth, because I was in a band for ten years. I was given the card to be able to live an adolescent life forever. You're celebrated, the more of a child you are.
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Jeffrey Kluger
American Writer
It's a deep and all but certain truth about narcissistic personalities that to meet them is to love them, but to know them well is to find them unbearable. Confidence quickly curdles into arrogance; smarts turn to smugness, charm turns to smarm.
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Cindy Sherman
American Photographer
People assume that a self-portrait is narcissistic and you're trying to reveal something about yourself: fantasies or autobiographical information. In fact, none of my work is about me or my private life.
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Germaine Greer
Australian Activist
The principle of the brotherhood of man is narcissistic... for the grounds for that love have always been the assumption that we ought to realize that we are the same the whole world over.
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Brene Brown
American Author
I hesitate to use a pathologizing label, but underneath the so-called narcissistic personality is definitely shame and the paralyzing fear of being ordinary.
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Hari Kunzru
British Novelist
I can see a version of my life where it all becomes meaningless. On a good day, writing seems noble. Other times, it's narcissistic and pointless.
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Jodhi May
English Actress
You don't want to end up living a horribly narcissistic life, do you? And everything about fame and celebrity sort of suggests that kind of fate.
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James Woods
American Actor
I look back on my life and have to face the fact that I have been narcissistic and selfish.
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Lorraine Bracco
American Actress
I don't think I am narcissistic. I think I have low self-esteem.
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Gail Bradbrook
British Activist
We have a system that is deeply narcissistic - the consumer sort of capitalist culture. It's all about me and now and what do I need that just makes you feel a bit better with all the stress. But in other healthy cultures, they have a real sense of ancestor and a sense of the next seven generations.
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James Righton
English Musician
I'm less self-consumed, less narcissistic, I'm more selfless, more considerate. I've just grown up. It's a slow growth, because I was in a band for ten years. I was given the card to be able to live an adolescent life forever. You're celebrated, the more of a child you are.
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Jeffrey Kluger
American Writer
It's a deep and all but certain truth about narcissistic personalities that to meet them is to love them, but to know them well is to find them unbearable. Confidence quickly curdles into arrogance; smarts turn to smugness, charm turns to smarm.
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Cindy Sherman
American Photographer
People assume that a self-portrait is narcissistic and you're trying to reveal something about yourself: fantasies or autobiographical information. In fact, none of my work is about me or my private life.
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Germaine Greer
Australian Activist
The principle of the brotherhood of man is narcissistic... for the grounds for that love have always been the assumption that we ought to realize that we are the same the whole world over.
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Brene Brown
American Author
I hesitate to use a pathologizing label, but underneath the so-called narcissistic personality is definitely shame and the paralyzing fear of being ordinary.
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Hari Kunzru
British Novelist
I can see a version of my life where it all becomes meaningless. On a good day, writing seems noble. Other times, it's narcissistic and pointless.
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Jodhi May
English Actress
You don't want to end up living a horribly narcissistic life, do you? And everything about fame and celebrity sort of suggests that kind of fate.
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James Woods
American Actor
I look back on my life and have to face the fact that I have been narcissistic and selfish.
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Lorraine Bracco
American Actress
I don't think I am narcissistic. I think I have low self-esteem.
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