Word Study
narcissism
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, zoophiliaFor further exploring for "narcissism" in Webster Dictionary Online