as in egotist
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests
with the rise of TV reality shows, attention-craving narcissists had a public forum for their self-infatuation
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Recent Examples of narcissist
The thing is, loving a narcissist is like kissing a rattlesnake.
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Tasha describes Stewart Rhodes very much as a megalomaniac, a narcissist.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Unlike the typical ‘difficult boss’, administrative narcissists seek to harm others for personal gain.
—Jason Walker, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Bonnie is a gorgeous, unhinged narcissist, Rosa has a sharp mind and a killer sense of curiosity, Eve is… also a gorgeous, unhinged narcissist?
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Tasha describes Stewart Rhodes very much as a megalomaniac, a narcissist.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Unlike the typical ‘difficult boss’, administrative narcissists seek to harm others for personal gain.
—Jason Walker, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Bonnie is a gorgeous, unhinged narcissist, Rosa has a sharp mind and a killer sense of curiosity, Eve is… also a gorgeous, unhinged narcissist?
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for narcissist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissist
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At times, egoists can approach absurdity and drag their countries into outright disaster.Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
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McCarthy’s difficulties highlighted the power of hard-right extremists and social-media egoists among the fragile Republican majority in the House.Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2023
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Jeff Goldblum plays the Wizard of Oz, a lanky charmer who might be a jerk at best and a puppet of fascists at worst.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
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Johnson stars as Callum Drift, head of security for St. Nicholas (J.K. Simmons), and the beefy bodyguard is retiring after 540 years on the job because, well, people turn into jerks at Christmas.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
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It Chapter Two is down to clown, again — in a bloody, silly, overwrought sequel Moving down the tension scale to thrillers, Netflix is offloading a few particularly popular titles.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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An 8-year-old girl fought off a man wearing a clown mask who police in Colorado reported attacked and attempted to kidnap her during a break-in at her family's home last week.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Narcissist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissist. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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