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NARCISSISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
