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Complete Definition of "narcissism"

English
wikipedia|narcissism

Etymology
After Narcissus, the fictional Greek hero who became obsessed with his own reflection.

Pronunciation
/IPAchar|ˈnɑːsəˌsɪzm/

Noun
narcissism

  1. Love of oneself.
  2. Sexual desire for one's own body.

Translations

Croatian: t-|hr|narcizam|m, t-|hr|narcisizam|m
Czech: t-|cs|narcismus|m
Dutch: narcissisme n
Finnish: narsismi
German: t+|de|Narzissmus|m
Greek: ναρκισσισμός [narˌcisiˈzmo̞s] m, αυταρέσκεια [aftaˈre̞sciˌa] f, αυτοθαυμασμός [afto̞ˌθavmaˈzmo̞s] m, αυτοερωτισμός [afto̞ˌe̞ro̞tiˈzmo̞s] m
mid
Italian: narcisismo m
Portuguese: narcisismo m
Serbian: samodopadljivost, samoljublje

Derived terms
narcissist
narcissistic

See also
egoism|Egoism
egocentrism|Egocentrism

Category:English nouns ending in -ism

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