narcissistic

[ nahr-suh-sis-tik ]

adjective

1. having an undue fascination with oneself; vain.
2. Psychiatry. relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting narcissistic personality disorder ( def ).
3. Psychoanalysis. tending to derive erotic gratification from admiration of one's own physical or mental attributes.

Other Words From

• nar·cis·sis·ti·cal·ly adverb
• non·nar·cis·sis·tic adjective
• un·nar·cis·sis·tic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of narcissistic¹

First recorded in 1915–20; narciss(ism) + -istic

Example Sentences

He said, “I used to hang out with him. He’s a crazy motherf***er. Limited mentally – a megalomaniac, narcissistic. I can’t stand him.”

From Salon

Our ads are an attempt to really get at Trump's ego and to cause him narcissistic upset and injury.

From Salon

But regardless of any issue — foreign or domestic — none justifies placing a narcissistic, prevaricating con man in the Oval Office.

From Los Angeles Times

Authoritarian, narcissistic leaders like Trump are profoundly brittle.

From Salon

So he was softening up this naive, narcissistic US president to allow his move on the rest of Ukraine.

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Related Words

• self-centered
• self-involved