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narcissism

English

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Etymology

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From original German Narzissismus, soon changed to Narzissmus due to haplology, from Narcissus, a character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection, + -ism.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɑːsəˌsɪzm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈnɑɹsəˌsɪzm/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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narcissism (usually uncountable, plural narcissisms)

  1. Excessive love of oneself.
    • 2024 July 11, Christina Caron, “Narcissism Is a Trait That’s Hard to Shake, Study Says”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      Although the researchers found that, on average, narcissism gradually declined as people aged, “the results show that this decline is not as large as one might hope,” said Ulrich Orth, the lead author of the paper and a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Bern in Switzerland.
  2. Sexual desire for one's own body.

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Further reading

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

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narcissism c

  1. narcissism

Declension

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Declension of narcissism
nominative genitive
singular indefinite narcissism narcissisms
definite narcissismen narcissismens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —
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