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单词 narcissistic
释义

narcissistic

adjective

nar·​cis·​sis·​tic ˌnär-sə-ˈsi-stik How to pronounce narcissistic (audio)
: of, relating to, or characterized by narcissism: such as
a
: extremely self-centered with an exaggerated sense of self-importance : marked by or characteristic of excessive admiration of or infatuation with oneself
a narcissistic personality
He was a very narcissistic man, not too concerned with the world. Oliver Sacks
But when a mother's narcissistic needs are so great that she cannot relate to her child as he really is, she loves her child as a self-object—that is, as someone put on this earth to meet her needs. Sue Erikson Bloland
see also narcissistic personality disorder
b
: displaying or marked by excessive concern with one's own physical appearance
… she describes the bind created for women by the judgment that a woman preoccupied with her looks is narcissistic and a woman who is not is unfeminine. Carol Gilligan
Our narcissistic culture has turned us into a nation of body-image "junkies" using everything in our power to carve, reshape, remold, and recast our bodies' natural shapes and processes so that they are better fitted to our desires. Andrew Kimbrell

Synonyms

  • egocentric
  • egoistic
  • egoistical
  • egomaniacal
  • egotistic
  • egotistical
  • self-absorbed
  • self-centered
  • self-concerned
  • self-infatuated
  • self-interested
  • self-involved
  • self-loving
  • self-obsessed
  • self-oriented
  • self-preoccupied
  • self-regarding
  • self-seeking
  • self-serving
  • selfish
  • solipsistic
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Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

narcissistic

adjective

nar·​cis·​sis·​tic ˌnär-sə-ˈsis-tik How to pronounce narcissistic (audio)
: of, relating to, or characterized by narcissism or narcissistic personality disorder

narcissistic

adjective

as in selfish
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests trying to raise the social consciousness of the normally narcissistic Hollywood community

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • selfish
  • egocentric
  • egomaniacal
  • solipsistic
  • egotistic
  • egoistic
  • egotistical
  • self-absorbed
  • self-obsessed
  • egoistical
  • self-centered
  • self-involved
  • self-serving
  • self-infatuated
  • self-concerned
  • self-preoccupied
  • self-loving
  • self-oriented
  • self-interested
  • self-regarding
  • smug
  • self-seeking
  • vainglorious
  • conceited
  • proud
  • vain
  • pompous
  • prideful
  • self-indulgent
  • complacent
  • self-important
  • inner-directed
  • self-glorifying
  • overweening
  • self-conceited
  • self-contented
  • self-satisfied
  • self-complacent
  • self-pleased
  • self-opinionated
  • self-directed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • selfless
  • unselfish
  • altruistic
  • benevolent
  • humanitarian
  • philanthropic
  • philanthropical
  • charitable
  • magnanimous
  • generous
  • beneficent
  • self-forgetful
  • diffident
  • greathearted
  • self-forgetting
  • self-sacrificing
  • self-denying
  • other-directed
  • self-giving
  • self-doubting
  • self-flagellating
  • self-reflective
  • self-questioning
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