NARCISSISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself

Example:

self-love that shut out everyone else

Synonyms:

narcism; narcissism; self-love

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("narcissism" is a kind of...):

conceit; conceitedness; vanity (the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride)

Derivation:

narcissist (someone in love with themselves)

narcissistic (characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance)