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
Trump, like any narcissist who is handed a microphone before an adoring audience, can’t help but reveal.
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Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
In high-pressure workplaces already dealing with micromanagement, backstabbing, and the friction of return-to-office mandates, a narcissist can amplify tension, erode trust, and make collaboration an uphill battle.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
My sister sees my mother as a narcissist who plays the martyr and who failed to protect us.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Our 40-year-old son has become a full-fledged narcissist and blames us (his sister, her husband, my husband and me) for a family schism that has gone on for two years.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
In high-pressure workplaces already dealing with micromanagement, backstabbing, and the friction of return-to-office mandates, a narcissist can amplify tension, erode trust, and make collaboration an uphill battle.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
My sister sees my mother as a narcissist who plays the martyr and who failed to protect us.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Our 40-year-old son has become a full-fledged narcissist and blames us (his sister, her husband, my husband and me) for a family schism that has gone on for two years.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for narcissist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissist
Noun
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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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The adage about egoists who want to be the bride at every wedding proved literally true.—
Danny Heitman,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Check out its jerk chicken roll filled with carrots, cabbage, onions, cheese and jerk mayo; or try the jerk chicken wings and sides of rice and peas, plantains and cabbage.—
Loán Lake,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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No one says, 'This guy's a jerk, that guy is that,' or anything like that.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nothing sends chills down your spine like evil clowns, undead monsters and a filthy car.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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Someone should be impeaching this Laporta clown.—
Pol Ballus,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Narcissist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissist. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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