narcissism
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word narcissism. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word narcissism, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say narcissism in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word narcissism you have here. The definition of the word narcissism will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofnarcissism, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From original German Narzissismus, soon changed to Narzissmus due to haplology, from Narcissus, a character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection, + -ism.
Pronunciation
Noun
narcissism (usually uncountable, plural narcissisms)
- Excessive love of oneself.
- 2024 July 11, Christina Caron, “Narcissism Is a Trait That’s Hard to Shake, Study Says”, in The New York Times:
- 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.
- Sexual desire for one's own body.
Hyponyms
Holonyms
Derived terms
Translations
excessive love of oneself
|
sexual deviation
|
See also
Further reading
narcissism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Swedish
Noun
narcissism c
Declension
| Declension of narcissism | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | narcissism | narcissismen | — | — |
| Genitive | narcissisms | narcissismens | — | — |
Related terms
- narcissist (“narcissist”)
- narcissistisk (“narcissistic”)