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narcissism definition

nar·cis·sism (när′sə siz′əm; chiefly Brit, när sis′iz′əm)

noun

  1. self-love; interest, often excessive interest, in one's own appearance, comfort, importance, abilities, etc.
  2. Psychoanalysis arrest at or regression to the first stage of libidinal development, in which the self is an object of erotic pleasure

Etymology: Ger Narzissismus (< Narziss, Narcissus) + -ismus, -ism

Also narcism nar′·cism′

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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