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
His narcissism, which tells him there will be no world after he is gone, does the same.
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Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2025
The compliments resulted in a temporary spike in feelings of uniqueness and specialness, demonstrating how praise can inflate ego in the short term – even outside clinical narcissism.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
The prevailing view is that this overconfidence stems from narcissism.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Moore’s Beth, on the other hand, is steely and passive-aggressive, a textbook example of narcissism, and cannot bring herself to grapple with her grief and instead curdles from the inside out.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2025
The compliments resulted in a temporary spike in feelings of uniqueness and specialness, demonstrating how praise can inflate ego in the short term – even outside clinical narcissism.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
The prevailing view is that this overconfidence stems from narcissism.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Moore’s Beth, on the other hand, is steely and passive-aggressive, a textbook example of narcissism, and cannot bring herself to grapple with her grief and instead curdles from the inside out.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissism
Noun
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But Friendship also let viewers see some of those Robinson character quirks as evidence of selfishness, male ego, and real mental instability.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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There is zero selfishness to his game, no holding back to prevent injury.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Will include a champagne bar, soft seating, makeup counters and Hollywood vanity mirrors.—
Melonee Hurt,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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Stock up your vanity with these staples, or get a jump-start on holiday shopping while deals last.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And the ego needed to overcome shyness and stage fright collides with the endless rejection that defines the profession.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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But Friendship also let viewers see some of those Robinson character quirks as evidence of selfishness, male ego, and real mental instability.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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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Maybe the symptoms of his cognitive decline are inextricable from what seemed to you to be his general self-absorption and thoughtlessness.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Frost’s well is a modern version of Narcissus’ pool, and his poem is a meditation on self-absorption and its limits.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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This is different from egoism and self-centeredness.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In advance of the ceremony, the finalists were asked an essential question: Orwell claimed that prose writers have four ‘great motivations’ (putting aside the need to earn a living): sheer egoism; aesthetic enthusiasm; historical impulse; and political purpose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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