Dictionary

narcissism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈnɑɹsəˌsɪzm/ (US)
• /ˈnɑːsəˌsɪzm/ (UK)

Etymology

From obsolete German Narzissismus (now Narzissmus by haplology), from Narziss (“Narcissus”) + -ism. By surface analysis, Narciss(us) (“character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection”) + -ism.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A self-centered personality trait in which the person is infatuated with their own characteristics and image that are idealized while others and their differences are devalued in comparison (unless sameness kindles spectacular affinity that forms a rerouting of one's self-love, i.e. the person can see themselves in the other).
   • Although the researchers found that, on average, narcissism gradually declined as people aged, “the results show that this decline is not as large as one might hope,” said Ulrich Orth, the lead author of the paper and a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Bern in Switzerland. The declines in narcissism took place over the span of decades. 2024 July 11, Christina Caron, “Narcissism Is a Trait That’s Hard to Shake, Study Says”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2024:
2. (uncountable, usually) Sexual desire for one's own body.

Forms

Deriveds

narcissist · narcissistic · narcissize · narcossism

Holonyms

dark triad

Hyponyms

NPD

Relateds

egoism · self-love · autosexuality · self-flattery · egocentrism

Translations (62)

hi आत्ममोह (sexual deviation) · tr narsisizm (a self-centered personality trait) · bg нарциси́зъм (a self-centered personality trait) · fr narcissisme (a self-centered personality trait) · hi आत्ममोह (a self-centered personality trait) · fa خودشیفتگی (a self-centered personality trait) · it narcisismo (a self-centered personality trait) · de Narzissmus (a self-centered personality trait) · id narsisisme (a self-centered personality trait) · ru нарцисси́зм (a self-centered personality trait) · sl narcizem (a self-centered personality trait) · da narcissisme (a self-centered personality trait) · ru аутофили́я (sexual deviation) · el αυτοθαυμασμός (a self-centered personality trait) · ga naircisíocht (a self-centered personality trait) · hy նարցիսիզմ (a self-centered personality trait) · ru аутоэра́стия (sexual deviation) · sk narcizmus (a self-centered personality trait) · fi narsismi (a self-centered personality trait) · sh samoljublje (a self-centered personality trait) · ru нарцисси́зм (sexual deviation) · hi आत्मरति (sexual deviation) · sh samodopadljivost (a self-centered personality trait) · cs narcisismus (a self-centered personality trait) · uk нарциси́зм (a self-centered personality trait) · ar نَرْجِسِيَّة (a self-centered personality trait) · sh narcizam (a self-centered personality trait) · pl narcyzm (a self-centered personality trait) · ru самолюбова́ние (a self-centered personality trait) · pt narcisismo (a self-centered personality trait) · id narsisme (a self-centered personality trait) · cy narsisiaeth (a self-centered personality trait) · ru самовлюблённость (a self-centered personality trait) · ca narcisisme (a self-centered personality trait) · sv narcissism (a self-centered personality trait) · et nartsissism (a self-centered personality trait) · ko 나르시시즘 (a self-centered personality trait) · gv hene-graih (a self-centered personality trait) · el ναρκισσισμός (a self-centered personality trait) · ja ナルシシズム (a self-centered personality trait) · th ความหลงตนเอง (a self-centered personality trait) · es narcisismo (a self-centered personality trait) · ro narcisism (a self-centered personality trait) · cs narcismus (a self-centered personality trait) · ko 자기애 (a self-centered personality trait) · el ωραιοπάθεια (a self-centered personality trait) · sq narcizëm (a self-centered personality trait) · ru аутосексуа́льность (sexual deviation) · eo memamo (a self-centered personality trait) · ka ნარცისიზმი (a self-centered personality trait) · ja 自己愛 (a self-centered personality trait) · mi mate whakatāupe (a self-centered personality trait) · nl narcisme (a self-centered personality trait) · mi mate whakaataata (a self-centered personality trait) · be нарцысі́зм (a self-centered personality trait) · cmn 自戀 /自恋 (a self-centered personality trait) · ru аутоэроти́зм (sexual deviation) · arz نرجسية (a self-centered personality trait) · sh narcisizam (a self-centered personality trait) · ja ナルシシスム (a self-centered personality trait) · mk самољубивост (a self-centered personality trait) · id narsisisme (sexual deviation)