Adjective

narcissistic (comparative more narcissistic, superlative most narcissistic)

Positive narcissistic

Comparative more narcissistic

Superlative most narcissistic

  1. Having an inflated idea of one's own importance.
  2. Obsessed with one's own self image and ego.

Related terms

Category: English adjectives

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Tue Feb 2 02:11:37 2010

The term narcissism refers to the personality trait of egotism, which includes the set of character traits concerned with self-image ego. The terms narcissism, narcissistic, and narcissist are often used as pejoratives, denoting vanity, conceit, egotism or simple selfishness. Applied to a social group, it is sometimes used to denote elitism or an indifference to the plight of others.

The name "narcissism" is derived from Greek mythology. Narcissus was a handsome Greek youth who rejected the desperate advances of the nymph Echo. As punishment, he was doomed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Unable to consummate his love, Narcissus pined away and changed into the flower that bears his name, the narcissus.

Freud believed that some narcissism is an essential part of all of us from birth. Andrew P. Morrison claims that, in adults, a reasonable amount of healthy narcissism allows the individual's perception of his needs to be balanced in relation to others.

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Thu Jan 7 12:07:35 2010

How do you deal with a person with narcissistic personality disorder?
Q. I think I am married to narcissistic person. I want to know what to do to remain healthy while in this relationship.
Asked by PANAKA - Thu Aug 30 08:51:53 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Help him to achieve his fantasy of ideal love.
Answered by Need T - Sun Sep 2 01:34:54 2007

Is it possible to be narcissistic without having a narcissistic personality disorder?
Q. ...or does being narcissistic in and of itself make one have the disorder or another personality disorder?
Asked by Powered by Detroit - Wed Nov 19 11:46:06 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Yes (to the first part of the question), absolutely. There are many measures, in fact, designed to tap narcissism in a non-clinical population. Also, many personality disorder researchers state that most personality disorders are actually best considered from the perspective of normal to abnormal functioning on a continuum. In other words, we can all be rated to a greater or lesser extent to demonstrate personality "disorders", including narcissism. There is also considered by some to be a form of adaptive narcissism, such as that demonstrated by certain successful CEOs. It's only a disorder if the behavioural, thought and feeling elements are dysfunctional, and inflexibly so.
Answered by lardwimple - Wed Nov 19 11:56:01 2008

Would you know if your significant other was narcissistic?
Q. A husband & wife. Husband lays low, wife is showy & likes possessions and "things". Should husband be able to see that wife is narcissistic? Or would he be oblivious since "love blinds you". ?
Asked by says ME. - Fri Sep 26 23:05:08 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It depends on the person. Narcissist generally attract a certain type of person they enables them and fuels their need to feel important. That type of person generally can't see or want to believe their flaws at first because they are eager to appease them, but after awhile being in a one side relationship it does wear and cause them to break up. I dated a narcissist and it didn't last very long at all. After I got sick and the doctors thought I had cancer it was a major wake up call. Especially when he ignored me and when we did talk he told me to just have my breast removed. Even though they thought I had lung cancer. Then he proceeded to whine about the coffee maker plug.
Answered by Monet - Sat Sep 27 00:37:30 2008

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