narcissistic

English

Etymology

narcissist +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnɑː.sɪˈsɪs.tɪk/
• IPA^(key): /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.
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Antonyms

• nonnarcissistic

Related terms

• narcissism
• narcissistic personality disorder

Translations

having an inflated idea of one's own importance

• Catalan: narcisista
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自大 (zh) (zìdà)

• Esperanto: memama
• Finnish: narsistinen (fi)
• French: narcissique (fr) m or f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: narzisstisch (de)
• Polish: narcystyczny m
• Russian: нарцисси́ческий (ru) (narcissíčeskij)
• Spanish: narcisista
• Swedish: narcissistisk (sv)

obsessed with one's image and ego

• Catalan: narcisista
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自恋 (zh) (zìliàn)

• Esperanto: memama
• Finnish: narsistinen (fi)
• French: narcissique (fr) m or f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: narzisstisch (de)
• Maori: whakatāupe
• Navajo: ayóóʼádóʼní
• Polish: narcystyczny m
• Russian: нарцисси́ческий (ru) (narcissíčeskij)
• Spanish: narcisista
• Swedish: narcissistisk (sv)

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.