as in selfness
excessive interest in oneself
in his narcissism, he just assumed that everyone else wanted to hear the tiny details of his day
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Recent Examples of narcissism
Just as important is the narcissism.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2026
Urban, best known for playing the anti-hero Billy Butcher in Prime Video’s The Boys, described his character as a man consumed by narcissism and revenge.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The line between enlightenment and narcissism is razor thin.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Trump’s malignant narcissism may be the most powerful tool the Democrats have in their quest to win the White House in 2028.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for narcissism
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2026
Urban, best known for playing the anti-hero Billy Butcher in Prime Video’s The Boys, described his character as a man consumed by narcissism and revenge.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The line between enlightenment and narcissism is razor thin.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Trump’s malignant narcissism may be the most powerful tool the Democrats have in their quest to win the White House in 2028.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for narcissism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissism
Noun
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The selfish tyrant attaches himself only to those others who share his selfishness, who are eager to wear the mask of perpetual lying.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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If not for Camilla, who’d gone out of her way to take Regina in, even letting her share the bedroom with her and Lalla, the others wouldn’t have welcomed her—not out of spite, no, because none of them were spiteful after all, but out of indifference, selfishness, plain and simple.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Posing on top of an antique vanity and inside a wooden cabinet, Bieber cycled through a parade of sheer lace, see-through mesh, and strappy designs in shades of red, black, pink, and cream.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Store liquids—such as lotion, makeup, perfumes, and skincare—on a tray to protect your vanity table or bathroom cabinet.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The healthy egos on this cast probably won’t see me as a challenge threat despite my record.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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Performers, clowns and managers talk about the risks, egos and family atmosphere at Cirque, as shots of death-defying stunts play.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This trait is characterized by grandiosity, egocentrism, a constant need for admiration and a strong sense of entitlement.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Such assumptions are based more on psychological phenomena like egocentrism.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Luckily, the egocentricity of the business makes for very interesting pickings.—
James Fallon,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Each aria-song, through middling Latin pop and rap hybrids, expresses the egomania of sociopaths.—
Armond White,
National Review,
29 Jan. 2025
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Part of the kick on Brat is Charli’s delirious solipsism, all synthetic robot rah-rah in the beats, but with vocals swerving between defiant egomania and vulnerably tormented self-doubt.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2024
Noun
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While not downright horrible, that audience-exit polling indicates a certain polarization — specifically around the film’s sentimental ending and Marty’s world-beating, all-encompassing self-absorption.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
29 Dec. 2025
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Renate Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas play sisters, raised in a sprawling yet cozy house that has been in the family for years; when their mother dies, they’re forced to reckon with the selfishness and self-absorption of their long estranged filmmaker father (Stellan Skarsgård).—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
3 Dec. 2025
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McGuane also reminded me that Hemingway was, to put it politely, a complicated personality, a domineering figure prone to brawling, affairs, and cask-strength egoism.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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This is different from egoism and self-centeredness.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Narcissism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissism. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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