as in selfness
excessive interest in oneself
in his narcissism, he just assumed that everyone else wanted to hear the tiny details of his day
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Recent Examples of narcissism
The roots of narcissism are as varied as the types.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Interestingly, men in relationships with women high in grandiose narcissism reported lower satisfaction, as these women heightened their partners’ pressure to appear perfect.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
There’s a thin line between self-care and narcissism.
—Jo Hamya, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Experiencing Exclusion To start their investigation, the researchers turned to a survey of almost 1,600 individuals whose narcissism and experience of exclusion were assessed through a series of ranked statements in 2015.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Interestingly, men in relationships with women high in grandiose narcissism reported lower satisfaction, as these women heightened their partners’ pressure to appear perfect.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
There’s a thin line between self-care and narcissism.
—Jo Hamya, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Experiencing Exclusion To start their investigation, the researchers turned to a survey of almost 1,600 individuals whose narcissism and experience of exclusion were assessed through a series of ranked statements in 2015.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for narcissism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissism
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The film’s underlying suggestion that spies are just as susceptible to selfishness, prone to mistakes, and likely to lie as anyone lines up nicely with some of the revelations brought to light during the George W. Bush years, and little that’s happened since has made the movie seem less insightful.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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His touring feels like a shield against that selfishness, an investment in a connection with his fellow Americans.—
Ismail Muhammad,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Although technology is a ubiquitous part of this production, the piece has practically nothing to say about it, other than acknowledging its mere existence — technology is related to vanity, and a front-facing selfie camera is like a mirror.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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That has real implications for brand deals and CPM negotiations — but risks creating a new layer of noise and vanity metrics in the creator economy.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Of course, there are cases where a healthy ego is necessary.—
Stephanie Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
4 Apr. 2025
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Consider: One of the key reasons Salke was hired away from NBC seven years ago was because she was known as a talent-friendly exec who knew how to massage the egos of the writers, actors, and producers who keep Hollywood running.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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Imagine that a person starts and ends all their consideration with what’s best for them — that’s egocentrism.—
David Marchese,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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Other simulations have relied on personality trait theory, which holds that people have varying levels of psychoticism (aggression and egocentrism), extraversion (associated with more daring behaviors) and neuroticism (linked to anxiety and shyness).—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
4 Apr. 2022
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There are early indications that Biden’s mishandling of classified documents is rooted in error rather than corruption or egomania.—
Jason Linkins,
The New Republic,
21 Jan. 2023
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The hour climaxed with Bob Odenkirk winning an Emmy, probably, with a burst of florid hallway egomania.—
Darren Franich,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2020
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But, sometimes, accomplishment and self-absorption can go together.—
Jed Brewer,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2025
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In the view of Georgie’s daughter, Suke Wolton, who teaches politics at Oxford, her late mother found Foster’s self-absorption a little hard to take.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s slogans—America First and Make America Great Again—embody the essence of populism, namely using ideology to advance a political program that is morally unconstrained and driven by collective egoism.—
BÁLINT MADLOVICS,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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Psychological egoism is at play here, too, with Jimmy’s extreme emotional investment in getting Grace help.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2024
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