narcissistic

B2 Topic:Senses & Perception
US /ˌnɑɹ.sɪˈsɪs.tɪk/ UK /ˌnɑː.sɪˈsɪs.tɪk/
adj noun Freq #22168

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Excessively focused on oneself, one's appearance, or one's own importance.

    His narcissistic need for praise made him exhausting to work with.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · excessively focused on... egotisticself-absorbed
Word family
Derived forms narcissisticallynonnarcissistic
Related forms megalomanianarcissismnarcissistnarcissize

Etymology

From narcissist + -ic.

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