narcissist
English
editEtymology
editFrom Narcissus (“a character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection”) + -ist.[1][2]
Noun
editnarcissist (plural narcissists)
- (psychology) One who shows extreme love and admiration for themselves.
- (colloquial) An egoist; a person full of egoism and pride.
Related terms
editTranslations
editone who shows extreme love for themselves
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person full of egoism
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References
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “narcissist”, in Online Etymology Dictionary: “[…] see narcissism + -ist.”
- ^ John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “narcissist”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN: “f[rom]. as prec[eding; i.e., “narcissism”: “f[rom]. the name of Narcissus, […]”]. + -ist.”
Swedish
editNoun
editnarcissist c
- a narcissist
- 1994, “Älska mig [Love me]”, in Sanningens morgon [The morning of truth][1], 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
editDeclension of narcissist | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | narcissist | narcissisten | narcissister | narcissisterna |
Genitive | narcissists | narcissistens | narcissisters | narcissisternas |
Related terms
edit- narcissism (“narcissism”)
- narcissistisk (“narcissistic”)