as in egotist
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests
with the rise of TV reality shows, attention-craving narcissists had a public forum for their self-infatuation
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Recent Examples of narcissist
There’s something so satisfying about watching a sharp, empathetic performer play a phony narcissist.
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
The thing is, loving a narcissist is like kissing a rattlesnake.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Tasha describes Stewart Rhodes very much as a megalomaniac, a narcissist.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Unlike the typical ‘difficult boss’, administrative narcissists seek to harm others for personal gain.
—Jason Walker, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
The thing is, loving a narcissist is like kissing a rattlesnake.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Tasha describes Stewart Rhodes very much as a megalomaniac, a narcissist.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Unlike the typical ‘difficult boss’, administrative narcissists seek to harm others for personal gain.
—Jason Walker, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissist
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At times, egoists can approach absurdity and drag their countries into outright disaster.Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
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McCarthy’s difficulties highlighted the power of hard-right extremists and social-media egoists among the fragile Republican majority in the House.Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2023
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Jeff Goldblum plays the Wizard of Oz, a lanky charmer who might be a jerk at best and a puppet of fascists at worst.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
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Johnson stars as Callum Drift, head of security for St. Nicholas (J.K. Simmons), and the beefy bodyguard is retiring after 540 years on the job because, well, people turn into jerks at Christmas.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
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Despite the rain in New York City, marchers kicked off the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday morning with a bevy of marching bands, clowns and performances from various artists.Filip Timotija, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2024
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There's 34 floats, 11 marching bands and 28 clown crews expected to participate.Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Narcissist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissist. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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