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
Her memoir, published by Simon & Schuster in August 2022, details her mother’s narcissism and abuse amid that rising child stardom.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Poignant, wryly funny, and exquisitely written, Uhle masterfully depicts the confluence of ambition and greed, pioneerism and narcissism, love and pain.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
To her, the behavior screams narcissism.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
At once introspective and raucous, the stellar character study Jay Kelly peeks at Hollywood narcissism with curiosity rather than judgment.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Poignant, wryly funny, and exquisitely written, Uhle masterfully depicts the confluence of ambition and greed, pioneerism and narcissism, love and pain.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
To her, the behavior screams narcissism.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
At once introspective and raucous, the stellar character study Jay Kelly peeks at Hollywood narcissism with curiosity rather than judgment.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for narcissism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissism
Noun
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Approach LinkedIn DMs with service instead of selfishness, so sales become a natural byproduct of connection.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Batemen gets a few moving monologues, but Vince’s heavier dose of morbid witticisms aren’t enough to overcome his pervasive selfishness and abominable behavior (nor is a late-arriving revelation about his past).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There was no vanity in her, which is what Fran McDormand had.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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The homeowner’s suite, comprising a large bedroom, a sitting/dressing room, lots of closet space, and a bathroom with marble vanities, spills onto a deck overlooking the yard.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to his clever punchlines that carry zero sting, the biggest names in TV can leave the ceremony with unbruised egos.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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This wasn’t a choice that should have been left to an individual’s ego, an individual’s ambition.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
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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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