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 Word Forms

• 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

But Jonas' appointment faced a backlash in right-wing circles, as in a 2020 speech he called Trump a "racist homophobe" and a "narcissistic right-winger".

From BBC

As O’Toole also observes, Trump’s anti-European animus has a potent psychosexual subtext, simultaneously rooted in right-wing American macho posturing and his own infantile sense of narcissistic injury.

From Salon

In one 2020 tweet, Schleifer accused Trump of eroding constitutional integrity “every day with every lie and every act of heedless, narcissistic corruption.”

From Los Angeles Times

This is so arrogant or narcissistic, but I'm so focused on what I'm wearing because it's my job, and therefore people will have an opinion on what I'm wearing.

From Salon

Baldwin most certainly needs therapy, but it’s difficult to think of a more narcissistic, and potentially psychologically damaging, move than to have it filmed for a reality show.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• self-centered
• self-involved