narcissist

noun

ˈnär-sə-sist How to pronounce narcissist (audio)
Definition of narcissistnext
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 Playing a raging narcissist intoxicated with her own vocal calisthenics, Scherzinger gets one of the movie’s rare amusing moments, warbling in airy Mariah Carey melisma style even while weeping. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 Megan married a big-hatted narcissist before abandoning her education to become a mommy influencer. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 This will only lead to unproductive conflict − and, honestly, that's what a lot of narcissists want anyway. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Fauci came across as a remarkable narcissist, someone obsessed with his own instant and surprising fame. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for narcissist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissist
  1. egotist
  2. egomaniac
  3. egoist
  4. jerk
  5. clown
Noun
  • Fittingly, the song’s thumping beat is heard twice, real loud, in Rosebush Pruning, Karim Aїnouz’s high-gloss, pitch-dark satire about an American family described by one of its scions as mediocre, vapid egotists, who will never have to work thanks to a large inheritance.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Definition of egotist
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  • But Oppenheim and screenwriter Ajon Singh, who based his take on Luke Dittrich’s Esquire article, Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die, are a tad heavy-handed in making Hansen a borderline-unhinged egomaniac from the start.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • For making terrible arguments, for being such an egomaniac, and for allowing the opportunity for more people to experience my sisters.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
Definition of egomaniac
Noun
  • By default, these devices mark the wearer not only as a geek, but as a try-hard and an egoist.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The former vice-president’s characterizations of peers such as Pete Buttigieg (talented but too gay for the America to accept as her running mate), and Josh Shapiro (an egoist) are not particularly juicy, but have already caused bad blood.
    — Book Marks September 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Definition of egoist
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  • Mido, the jerk who blocks your progress in Kokiri Forest, has been subtly rewritten from bully to overbearing but well-intentioned boss.
    — James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Whizzing up and down the hills of San Francisco, I was at once mesmerized by the steering wheel turning on its own and a bit scared of the occasional jerk and sudden stop.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of jerk
Noun
  • Two clowns in serious legal trouble colluded to put the entire planet in an economic crisis.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The procession will also welcome 52 floats, 31 clown crews, nine specialty units (such as trycaloons, or balloons ridden on tricycles), seven marching bands, and five balloonicles (that’s a balloon-vehicle hybrid).
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of clown

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