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narcissistic

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌnɑː.sɪˈsɪs.tɪk/
  • US: /ˌnɑɹ.sɪˈsɪs.tɪk/
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  • CMU ARPABET: N AA2 R S IH0 S IH1 S T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the nature of narcissism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Having an inflated idea of one's own importance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Obsessed with one's own self image and ego.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A narcissist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: egotistic, egotistical, self-loving

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English narcissist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English narcissistic From narcissist + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نَرْجِسِيّ (narjisiyy) — having an inflated idea of one's own importance
  • Catalan: narcisista — having an inflated idea of one's own importance
  • Catalan: egòlatra — having an inflated idea of one's own importance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自大的 (zìdà de) — having an inflated idea of one's own importance
  • Esperanto: memama — having an inflated idea of one's own importance
  • Finnish: narsistinen — having an inflated idea of one's own importance
  • French: narcissique — having an inflated idea of one's own importance
  • German: narzisstisch — having an inflated idea of one's own importance
  • Indonesian: narsistik — having an inflated idea of one's own importance
  • Kazakh: нарцистік (narsistık) — having an inflated idea of one's own importance
  • Polish: narcystyczny — having an inflated idea of one's own importance
  • Russian: нарцисси́ческий (narcissíčeskij) — having an inflated idea of one's own importance
  • Spanish: narcisista — having an inflated idea of one's own importance
  • Swedish: narcissistisk — having an inflated idea of one's own importance
  • Ukrainian: нарцистичний (narcystyčnyj) — having an inflated idea of one's own importance
  • Arabic: نَرْجِسِيّ (narjisiyy) — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • Belarusian: самаўлюбёны (samawljubjóny) — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • Catalan: narcisista — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • Catalan: egòlatra — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自戀的 /自恋的 (zìliàn de) — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • Esperanto: memama — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • Finnish: narsistinen — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • French: narcissique — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • German: narzisstisch — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • Kazakh: нарцистік (narsistık) — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • Māori: whakatāupe — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • Navajo: ayóóʼádóʼní — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • Polish: narcystyczny — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • Russian: нарцисси́ческий (narcissíčeskij) — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • Russian: самовлюблённый (samovljubljónnyj) — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • Spanish: narcisista — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • Swedish: narcissistisk — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • Ukrainian: самозако́ханий (samozakóxanyj) — obsessed with one's image and ego
  • Ukrainian: нарциси́чний (narcysýčnyj) — obsessed with one's image and ego