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nar⋅cis⋅sism

  [nahr-suh-siz-em]
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–noun
1. inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity.
2. Psychoanalysis. erotic gratification derived from admiration of one's own physical or mental attributes, being a normal condition at the infantile level of personality development.
Also, nar⋅cism  [nahr-siz-uhm] .

Origin:
1815–25; < G Narzissismus. See narcissus, -ism

Related forms:
nar⋅cis⋅sist, narcist, noun
nar⋅cis⋅sis⋅tic, nar⋅cis⋅tic, adjective

Synonyms:
1. self-centeredness, smugness, egocentrism.
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nar·cis·sism   (när'sĭ-sĭz'əm)   
n.  
  1. Excessive love or admiration of oneself. See Synonyms at conceit.
  2. A psychological condition characterized by self-preoccupation, lack of empathy, and unconscious deficits in self-esteem.
  3. Erotic pleasure derived from contemplation or admiration of one's own body or self, especially as a fixation on or a regression to an infantile stage of development.
  4. The attribute of the human psyche charactized by admiration of oneself but within normal limits.

[After Narcissus.]
nar'cis·sist n., nar'cis·sis'tic adj., nar'cis·sis'ti·cal·ly adv.
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Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: nar·cis·sist
Pronunciation: -s&st
Function: noun
: an individual showing symptoms of or suffering from narcissism
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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