narcissist

English

Etymology

From Narcissus (“a character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection”) +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

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Noun

narcissist (plural narcissists)

1. (psychology) One who shows extreme love and admiration for themselves.
   • 2024 July 11, Christina Caron, “Narcissism Is a Trait That’s Hard to Shake, Study Says”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     So what do you do if someone close to you is a narcissist?

2. (colloquial) An egoist; a person full of egoism and pride.

Related terms

• narcissism
• narcissistic

Translations

one who shows extreme love for themselves

• Arabic: نَرْجِسِيّ (ar) m (narjisiyy)
• Belarusian: нарцы́с m (narcýs)
• Catalan: narcís (ca) m, narcisista m or f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自我陶醉者 (zìwǒtáozuìzhě), 自戀者 / 自恋者 (zìliànzhě)

• Czech: narcista m
• Dutch: narcist (nl) m
• Finnish: narsisti (fi)
• French: narcissique (fr)
• German: Narzisst (de) m, Narzisstin (de) f
• Hebrew: נרקיסיסט (he) m (narkisíst)
• Japanese: ナルシスト (ja) (narushisuto)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: narsissist m

  Nynorsk: narsissist m

• Polish: narcyz (pl) m, narcysta m, narcystka f
• Spanish: narciso (es) m, narcisista m or f

person full of egoism

• Belarusian: нарцы́с m (narcýs)
• Catalan: narcís (ca) m, narcisista m or f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 利己主义者 (zh), 自我主义者 (zh)

• Finnish: narsisti (fi)
• Polish: narcyz (pl), narcysta m, narcystka f
• Russian: самовлюблённый челове́к m (samovljubljónnyj čelovék), нарци́сс (ru) m (narcíss)
• Spanish: narciso (es) m, narcisista m or f

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• German: ^{(please verify)} Narzisst (de) m
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} narcisista (it) m or f, ^{(please verify)} narciso (it) m

Swedish

Noun

narcissist c

1. a narcissist
   • 1994, “Älska mig [Love me]”, in Sanningens morgon [The morning of truth]‎^[2], performed by Köttgrottorna:

     Jag är narcissist och spegelterrorist som kräver mer av livet. Mellanbarn som glömts bort i hanteringen. Jag och jag och jag och jag. Allting handlar om jag. Men det är mitt lever jag lever dag för dag för dag.

     I'm a narcissist and mirror terrorist demanding more from life. Middle child who has been forgotten in processing. Me [I] and me and me and me. Everything is about me. But it is my life I live day by day by day.

Declension

Declension of narcissist

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	narcissist	narcissists
	definite	narcissisten	narcissistens
plural	indefinite	narcissister	narcissisters
	definite	narcissisterna	narcissisternas

Related terms

• narcissism (“narcissism”)
• narcissistisk (“narcissistic”)

References

• narcissist in Svensk ordbok (SO)