narcissism
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Etymology
From original German Narzissismus, soon changed to Narzissmus due to haplology, from Narcissus, a character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection, + -ism.
Pronunciation
Noun
narcissism (usually uncountable, plural narcissisms)
- Excessive love of oneself.
- 2024 July 11, Christina Caron, “Narcissism Is a Trait That’s Hard to Shake, Study Says”, in The New York Times:
- Although the researchers found that, on average, narcissism gradually declined as people aged, “the results show that this decline is not as large as one might hope,” said Ulrich Orth, the lead author of the paper and a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Bern in Switzerland.
- Sexual desire for one's own body.
Hyponyms
Holonyms
Derived terms
Translations
excessive love of oneself
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See also
Further reading
narcissism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Noun
narcissism c
Declension
Declension of narcissism
Related terms
- narcissist (“narcissist”)
- narcissistisk (“narcissistic”)
References
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