Complete Definition of "narcissism"

English
wikipedia|narcissism

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

Pronunciation
/IPAchar|�n��s��sɪzm/

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: να�κι��ι�μ�� [nar�cisi�zmo�s] m, α��α�έ�κεια [afta�re�sci�a] f, α��οθα�μα�μ�� [afto��θavma�zmo�s] m, α��οε���ι�μ�� [afto��e�ro�ti�zmo�s] m
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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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