narcissism (redirected from Narcissitic)

narcissism /nar·cis·sism/ (nahr´si-sizm) dominant interest in one's self; the state in which the ego is invested in oneself rather than in another person; self-love.narcissis´tic

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nar·cis·sism (närs-szm) or nar·cism (närszm)

n.

1. Excessive love or admiration of oneself.

2. A psychological condition characterized by self-preoccupation, lack of empathy, and unconscious deficits in self-esteem.

3. Erotic pleasure derived from contemplation or admiration of one's own body or self, especially as a fixation on or a regression to an infantile stage of development.

4. The attribute of the human psyche characterized by admiration of oneself but within normal limits.

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narcis·sist n.

narcis·sistic adj.

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narcissism (närˑ·s·sizˈ·m),

n excessive admiration of self, par-ticularly of the body and sexual characteristics.

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narcissism (när´ssizm),

n a personality disorder in which a person is so self-absorbed that the needs and feelings of others do not matter.