narcissism

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: nar=cis=sism

CIDE DICTIONARY

narcissism, n. 

 An exceptional interest in and admiration for oneself.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

narcissism, n. Psychol. excessive or erotic interest in oneself, one's physical features, etc.

Derivative

narcissist n. narcissistic adj. narcissistically adv.

Etymology

Narcissus (Gk Narkissos), youth who fell in love with his reflection in water

THESAURUS

narcissism

acquisitiveness, active algolagnia, algolagnia, algolagny, amour propre, amour-propre, amphierotism, autism, autoeroticism, bisexuality, careerism, complacency, conceitedness, consequentiality, coprophilia, ego trip, egotism, exhibitionism, fetishism, graspingness, greed, heterosexuality, homoeroticism, homosexualism, homosexuality, incest, incestuousness, individualism, interest, lesbianism, masochism, narcism, necrophilia, overproudness, overweening pride, paraphilia, passive algolagnia, pedophilia, personal aims, personal ambition, personal desires, personalism, possessiveness, privatism, remoteness, sadism, sadomasochism, sapphism, scotophilia, self-absorption, self-admiration, self-advancement, self-approbation, self-centeredness, self-complacency, self-conceit, self-congratulation, self-consideration, self-containment, self-content, self-delight, self-devotion, self-endearment, self-esteem, self-gratulation, self-importance, self-indulgence, self-infatuation, self-interest, self-interestedness, self-jealousy, self-love, self-occupation, self-pleasing, self-respect, self-satisfaction, self-seeking, self-serving, self-solicitude, self-sufficiency, self-worship, selfishness, selfism, sexual inversion, sexual normality, sexual preference, smugness, swinging both ways, transvestitism, tribadism, tribady, vaingloriousness, vainglory, vainness, vanity, voyeurism, zooerastia, zoophilia