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
The theme is a conduit for a larger meditation, one that runs throughout the film, on the narcissism of male anger.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 May 2026
Of course, there are many lovely actors who are curious and ask you questions about yourself and are normal, but a lot of them have been suffering from long-term main character energy and don’t have the magnetic personality to offset their narcissism.
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Ryan O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
The narcissism charge was especially baffling.
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Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
This action demonstrates the president’s monumental cruelty, total lack of empathy and compassion, pathological narcissism, boundless vengefulness, abysmal ignorance and glaring immaturity.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for narcissism
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 May 2026
Of course, there are many lovely actors who are curious and ask you questions about yourself and are normal, but a lot of them have been suffering from long-term main character energy and don’t have the magnetic personality to offset their narcissism.
—
Ryan O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
The narcissism charge was especially baffling.
—
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
This action demonstrates the president’s monumental cruelty, total lack of empathy and compassion, pathological narcissism, boundless vengefulness, abysmal ignorance and glaring immaturity.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for narcissism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissism
Noun
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After Portugal’s 1-1 tie against DR Congo, Henry explained the selfishness of Cristiano Ronaldo’s movement, not opening space for a teammate.
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Claire’s elective death therefore remains a problematic choice for some viewers, an act of vainglorious selfishness from a woman who was never terribly nice to begin with.
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The bathroom is nearby and contains a vanity sink, a walk-in shower, and an incinerating toilet – which literally turns waste into ash.
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The hotel’s wellness focus extends to the bathrooms, which boast walk-in showers, claw-foot soaking tubs, and double-sink marble vanities embellished with ornate gilt mirrors.
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Instead of demanding personal fealty or humiliating them to assert personal dominance, Lincoln absorbed their egos and occasional slights, elevating their talents and turning his fiercest political adversaries into his most devoted champions.
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Politics, Lander said, didn’t have to be a selfish endeavor driven by ego.
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This trait is characterized by grandiosity, egocentrism, a constant need for admiration and a strong sense of entitlement.
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Such assumptions are based more on psychological phenomena like egocentrism.
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Luckily, the egocentricity of the business makes for very interesting pickings.
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The reader feels Evans’ increasing egomania on every page.
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Age and bitterness appear to have compounded the narcissism and egomania to produce derangement.
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Those sorts of unexpected shifts are what make Vile’s brand of self-absorption so uniquely absorbing after all these years, even as Philadelphia leans into his familiar formula of ’70s-Neil ditch-digging filtered through ’80s-Springsteen production and stretched across ’90s-CD sprawl.
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The depth of her ambition was hard to reach, as was her self-absorption.
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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.
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This is different from egoism and self-centeredness.
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“Narcissism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissism. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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