nar|cis|sism

nar|cis|sism
nar|cis|sism «nahr SIHS ihz uhm», noun.
1. excessive love or admiration of oneself.
2. Psychoanalysis. gratification manifested in admiration and love of oneself, usually associated with infantile behavior and regarded as abnormally regressive in adults: »

In my opinion, narcissism is the libidinal complement of egoism (Sigmund Freud).

[< German Narzissismus < Narcissus]

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  • nar — ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·i·nar; ac·i·nar·i·ous; ac·ti·nar·ia; ad·es·se·nar·i·an; al·cy·o·nar·ia; al·ter·nar·ia; amil·le·nar·i·an; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ti·the·nar; ar·e·nar·ia; ar·e·nar·i·ous; arun·di·nar·ia; at·ti·tu·di·nar·i·an; bi·pin·nar·ia;… …   English syllables

  • sism — eu·sta·sism; mo·noph·y·sism; nar·cis·sism; pi·lo·sism; poly·syn·the·sism; rus·sism; solip·sism; par·sism; …   English syllables

  • narcissism — nar·cis·sism …   English syllables

  • narcissism — nar•cis•sism [[t]ˈnɑr səˌsɪz ɛm[/t]] also nar•cism [[t]ˈnɑr sɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self love; vanity 2) Psychoanal. erotic gratification derived from admiration of one s own physical or mental attributes… …   From formal English to slang

  • narcissism — nar|cis|sism [ narsə,sızəm ] noun uncount an extreme interest in your own life and problems that prevents you from caring about other people a. an extreme interest in your appearance ╾ nar|cis|sis|tic [ ,narsə sıstık ] adjective: a narcissistic… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • narcissism — 1. A state in which one interprets and regards everything in relation to oneself and not to other persons or things. 2. Self love, which may include sexual attraction toward onself. SEE ALSO: autoeroticism. SYN: self love. [Narkissos, G. myth.… …   Medical dictionary

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