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
Overpraised for her demented turn as Carmy’s mother in The Bear, Curtis has apparently decided to make a late career of playing hideously obnoxious, loudmouthed narcissists.
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
In the prosecution’s final rebuttal in court Monday, Brooks dug into the details of the case and accused Colin Gray of being a liar, a narcissist and a bad parent.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Despite reading Whitney’s letter at least twice, Henry — a narcissist — seems baffled that Whitney is not more contrite.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Dano is known to play deranged narcissists, but is clearly beloved by those who work with him.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
In the prosecution’s final rebuttal in court Monday, Brooks dug into the details of the case and accused Colin Gray of being a liar, a narcissist and a bad parent.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Despite reading Whitney’s letter at least twice, Henry — a narcissist — seems baffled that Whitney is not more contrite.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Dano is known to play deranged narcissists, but is clearly beloved by those who work with him.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissist
Noun
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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
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But the role hits a little close to home for Noir, who’s dealing with an egomaniac of his own at work.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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Trump is a certified egomaniac.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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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
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His characters come off as feisty egoists who enjoy sparring and comparing the size of their ambitions.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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His profession is to be the screaming jerk on reality shows, and his house burns down.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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These measurements enabled scientists to identify sudden changes linked to the Pacific reversal and a geomagnetic disturbance known as the 2017 geomagnetic jerk.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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The final Scary Movie trailer opens with a fittingly grotesque send-up of Terrifier, the ultra-bloody, low-budget clown slasher that's built a cult following.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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What appears to be a Unitree G1 humanoid robot wearing a blue clown wig can be seen confidently executing a roundhouse kick — squarely in the stomach of a young child in the audience, causing the kid to double over in pain.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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“Narcissist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissist. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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