as in egotist
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests
with the rise of TV reality shows, attention-craving narcissists had a public forum for their self-infatuation
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Recent Examples of narcissist
Modern literature’s ultimate narcissist pretty much seamlessly makes the leap from 1890s gothic horror to 21st Century body horror.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
The film portrays the delicate interplay orchestrated by the secret narcissist.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
For example, narcissists tend to see themselves as highly creative and persuasive.
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
Given those trade-offs, why do narcissists often end up in positions of leadership, and who is drawn to them?
—Eddie Brummelman, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
The film portrays the delicate interplay orchestrated by the secret narcissist.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
For example, narcissists tend to see themselves as highly creative and persuasive.
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
Given those trade-offs, why do narcissists often end up in positions of leadership, and who is drawn to them?
—Eddie Brummelman, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for narcissist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissist
Noun
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His characters come off as feisty egoists who enjoy sparring and comparing the size of their ambitions.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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The adage about egoists who want to be the bride at every wedding proved literally true.—
Danny Heitman,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 May 2025
Noun
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But in politics — as in life —there’s a fine line between being genuine and being a jerk.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Smoky, spicy jerk is also on the menu in the Pulled Jerk Pork & Coconut Shrimp appetizer at Eleanor’s at Sandals Grande Antigua.—
Sandals Resorts,
AFAR Media,
4 June 2025
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Also, this was not a good week for billionaires as a socialist Muslim won a long-shot victory in the NYC Democratic primary, partly on the promise to raise taxes among the highest income earners, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos starred in a clown show wedding in Venice.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2025
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Ayanna Pressley, another blow-in-drifter (from Chicago), pole vaulted from the City Council clown show to the U.S. House.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2025
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