narcissistic

adjective

nar·cis·sis·tic ˌnär-sə-ˈsi-stik

: of, relating to, or characterized by narcissism: such as

: extremely self-centered with an exaggerated sense of self-importance : marked by or characteristic of excessive admiration of or infatuation with oneself

a narcissistic personality

He was a very narcissistic man, not too concerned with the world.—

Oliver Sacks

But when a mother's narcissistic needs are so great that she cannot relate to her child as he really is, she loves her child as a self-object—that is, as someone put on this earth to meet her needs.—

Sue Erikson Bloland

see also narcissistic personality disorder

: displaying or marked by excessive concern with one's own physical appearance

… she describes the bind created for women by the judgment that a woman preoccupied with her looks is narcissistic and a woman who is not is unfeminine.—

Carol Gilligan

Our narcissistic culture has turned us into a nation of body-image "junkies" using everything in our power to carve, reshape, remold, and recast our bodies' natural shapes and processes so that they are better fitted to our desires.—

Andrew Kimbrell

Examples of narcissistic in a Sentence

trying to raise the social consciousness of the normally narcissistic Hollywood community

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The desire for everyone to agree with them is not inherently narcissistic but is often a multifaceted response rooted in psychological needs, personal history, and environmental factors. —

Quora, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 Sharp and precise, her five stories explore dark corners of human connection and our need to be loved, as well as the ways in which extending care to others can go horribly, disturbingly wrong, especially when narcissistic motivations are at the heart of that care. —

Ilana Masad, Them, 25 Nov. 2024 There is a conversation happening in corporate America highlighting the damaging role that leaders with narcissistic tendencies play in creating toxic work environments. —

Jason Walker, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 That’s a hard pill to swallow for anyone, much less a slightly narcissistic reality star, and Mia predictably does not take kindly to the implication, ending the episode by running to the bathroom in tears after listing out all the ways her children are thriving. —

Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for narcissistic