narcissism
English
Etymology
From 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.
Noun
narcissism (usually uncountable, plural narcissisms)
- Excessive love of oneself.
- Sexual desire for one's own body.
Hyponyms
Holonyms
Derived terms
- narcissist noun
- narcissistic adj
- narcissize
Translations
excessive love of oneself
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See also
Further reading
narcissism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Swedish
Declension
| Declension of narcissism | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | narcissism | narcissismen | — | — |
| Genitive | narcissisms | narcissismens | — | — |
Related terms
- narcissist (“narcissist”)
- narcissistisk (“narcissistic”)
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