narcissism
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editnarcissism (usually uncountable, plural narcissisms)
- Excessive love of oneself.
- Sexual desire for one's own body.
Hyponyms
editHolonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editexcessive love of oneself
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sexual deviation
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See also
editFurther reading
edit- narcissism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Swedish
editNoun
editnarcissism c
Declension
editDeclension of narcissism | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | narcissism | narcissismen | — | — |
Genitive | narcissisms | narcissismens | — | — |
Related terms
edit- narcissist (“narcissist”)
- narcissistisk (“narcissistic”)
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