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nar⋅cis⋅sism
[nahr-suh-siz-em] 
səˌsɪz
–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. |
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| nar·cis·sism (när'sĭ-sĭz'əm) n.
[After Narcissus.] nar'cis·sist n., nar'cis·sis'tic adj., nar'cis·sis'ti·cal·ly adv. |
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Main Entry: nar·cism
Pronunciation: 'när-"siz-&m
Function: noun
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Narácisásus /när-'sis-&s/, Greek mythological character. Narcissus was a youth of renowned beauty. Transfixed by his own beauty, hecontemplated his reflection in a pool of water. The more he looked, the more he liked what he saw. Held captive by his self-love, he never strayed from the pool, but gradually wasted away and died. Thegods then transformed him into the flower which is now called narcissus after him.
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