narcissistic

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌnɑː.sɪˈsɪs.tɪk/
• (US) IPA: /ˌnɑɹ.sɨˈsɪs.tɪk/

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Adjective

narcissistic (comparative more narcissistic, superlative most narcissistic)

1. Having an inflated idea of one's own importance.
2. Obsessed with one's own self image and ego.

Translations

having an inflated idea of one's own importance

• Catalan: narcisista (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自大 (cmn)

• Finnish: narsistinen (fi)

• German: narzisstisch (de)
• Polish: narcystyczny (pl) m
• Russian: нарциссический (ru) (narcissíčeskij)
• Spanish: narcisista (es)

obsessed with one's image and ego

• Catalan: narcisista (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自恋 (cmn)

• Finnish: narsistinen (fi)

• German: narzisstisch (de)
• Polish: narcystyczny (pl) m
• Russian: нарциссический (ru) (narcissíčeskij)
• Spanish: narcisista (es)

Related terms

• narcissism
• narcissistic personality disorder

Antonyms

• nonnarcissistic

Noun

narcissistic (plural narcissistics)

1. A narcissist.
   • 1996, Susan B. Gall, Bernard Beins, Alan Feldman, The Gale encyclopedia of psychology (page 247)

     Because narcissistics cannot handle failure, they will take great lengths to avoid risks and situations in which defeat is a possibility.