as in selfness
excessive interest in oneself
in his narcissism, he just assumed that everyone else wanted to hear the tiny details of his day
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Recent Examples of narcissism
But at least their narcissism can be advantageous to others and society, particularly when it is also expressed in terms of altruistic or prosocial motives.
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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Glinda’s hair flips and knee-jerk narcissism lack the necessary conviction.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The benefits of both jobs, at least on an armchair-psychology level, involve a mix of duty and narcissism—someone has to thanklessly call balls and strikes, someone needs to go to a city-hall meeting and write up what the mayor said.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Gratitude is the opposite of selfishness, egotism, avarice or narcissism.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Glinda’s hair flips and knee-jerk narcissism lack the necessary conviction.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The benefits of both jobs, at least on an armchair-psychology level, involve a mix of duty and narcissism—someone has to thanklessly call balls and strikes, someone needs to go to a city-hall meeting and write up what the mayor said.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Gratitude is the opposite of selfishness, egotism, avarice or narcissism.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissism
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Less selfishness and more of a consideration for the next generations of human beings and other beings (animals and environment) that will inherit our mistakes.—
Laurel Dalrymple,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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Catherine’s major personality traits are selfishness and a mild yet persistent case of trichophagia.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
18 Oct. 2024
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Shrugging off physical vanity and even declining to correct strangers on their nonbinary pronouns, Gibson retreats from identity in the face of an all-consuming and transformative illness.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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Whether the room is used for overlapping daily routines or as a space to rest and relax, popular features include separate vanities, dual sinks, and showers with multiple showerheads and plenty of space for two people.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Jan. 2025
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Over the past fifty years, the job of Lorne Michaels, the show’s creator, has been to make the stars look good, and to corral the egos and talents on his staff in order to get the program on the air, live.—
Susan Morrison,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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Meghan McCain slams Meghan Markle's new 'out of touch' TV show: 'Do something to help people instead of your ego' Production delays in an industry still recovering from the 2023 SAG-WGA strikes are only the tip of the iceberg.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Other simulations have relied on personality trait theory, which holds that people have varying levels of psychoticism (aggression and egocentrism), extraversion (associated with more daring behaviors) and neuroticism (linked to anxiety and shyness).—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
4 Apr. 2022
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The common traits here are a lack of empathy and egocentrism.—
Ana Reed,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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There are early indications that Biden’s mishandling of classified documents is rooted in error rather than corruption or egomania.—
Jason Linkins,
The New Republic,
21 Jan. 2023
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The hour climaxed with Bob Odenkirk winning an Emmy, probably, with a burst of florid hallway egomania.—
Darren Franich,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2020
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But Headland’s play distinguishes itself from the others by investigating these confrontations alongside pride: How does this sin, defined by blinding self-absorption and lack of humility, distort the Dahls’ love?—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Dec. 2024
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But that feckless self-absorption is rerouted, if not extinguished, by a chance sighting of local resident Charlotte (Alison Pill).—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
13 Dec. 2024
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Psychological egoism is at play here, too, with Jimmy’s extreme emotional investment in getting Grace help.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2024
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Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information, Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
11 Aug. 2024
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“Narcissism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissism. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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