narcissist
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English
Etymology
From Narcissus (“a character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection”) + -ist.
Noun
narcissist (plural narcissists)
- (psychology) One who shows extreme love and admiration for themselves.
- (colloquial) An egoist; a person full of egoism and pride.
Related terms
Translations
one who shows extreme love for themselves
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person full of egoism
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “narcissist”, in Online Etymology Dictionary: “[…] see narcissism + -ist.”
- ^ John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “narcissist”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN: “f[rom]. as prec[eding; i.e., “narcissism”: “f[rom]. the name of Narcissus, […]”]. + -ist.”
Swedish
Noun
narcissist c
Declension
| Declension of narcissist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | narcissist | narcissisten | narcissister | narcissisterna |
| Genitive | narcissists | narcissistens | narcissisters | narcissisternas |
Related terms
- narcissism (“narcissism”)
- narcissistisk (“narcissistic”)