narcissism
Pathological mirror-gazing trait
Narcissism is excessive self-admiration and preoccupation with one's own importance, appearance, or abilities.
In casual use, it describes vanity or selfishness: His narcissism made him a terrible listener.
In psychology, narcissistic personality disorder involves grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy.
The term comes from Narcissus, who in Greek myth fell in love with his own reflection.
Exaggerated sense of importance
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- self-importanceExaggerated sense of significance
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
pomposity · conceit · smugness · condescension · superciliousness · disdain · contempt · overconfidence
Smart home device
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- poolCollective fund or basin
- OvidAncient Roman poet
- MetamorphosesStories of radical change
nemesis · self-love · curse · nymph · Tiresias · pining · unrequited · daffodil
Preoccupation with oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- egocentrismViewing all through oneself
- manipulativenessTendency toward cunning control
- callousnessCruel emotional indifference
charm · charisma · superficiality · control · domineering · detachment · gaslighting · love-bombing
Ease of breaking
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- self-doubtUncertainty about oneself
- defensivenessResistance to perceived attack
envy · jealousy · inadequacy · thin-skinned · hypersensitivity · emptiness · inferiority · compensation
Reflective viewing surface
- self-admirationExcessive regard for oneself
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- appearanceOutward visible form
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
selfie · fashion · glamour · perfectionism · photogenic · filters · self-portrait · primping
Capable of causing harm
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- codependencyExcessive emotional reliance on another
- enablerOne who facilitates harmful behavior
- scapegoatUnfairly blamed person
hoovering · discard · boundaries · recovery · survivor · empath · supply · healing
Psychiatric classification manual
- pathologicalRelating to disease processes
- malignantHarmfully invasive, often fatal
- covertIntentionally concealed
- overtPlainly apparent to all
grandiose · vulnerable · attachment · mirroring · idealization · trauma
grandiosity
Exaggerated sense of importance
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- self-importanceExaggerated sense of significance
haughtiness · pomposity · conceit · smugness · condescension · superciliousness · disdain · contempt · overconfidence · imperiousness
Echo
Smart home device
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- poolCollective fund or basin
- OvidAncient Roman poet
Metamorphoses · nemesis · self-love · curse · nymph · Tiresias · pining · unrequited · daffodil · Caravaggio
self-absorption
Preoccupation with oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- egocentrismViewing all through oneself
- manipulativenessTendency toward cunning control
callousness · charm · charisma · superficiality · control · domineering · detachment · gaslighting · love-bombing · triangulation
fragility
Ease of breaking
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- self-doubtUncertainty about oneself
defensiveness · envy · jealousy · inadequacy · thin-skinned · hypersensitivity · emptiness · inferiority · compensation · mask
mirror
Reflective viewing surface
- self-admirationExcessive regard for oneself
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- appearanceOutward visible form
grooming · selfie · fashion · glamour · perfectionism · photogenic · filters · self-portrait · primping · aesthetics
toxic
Capable of causing harm
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- codependencyExcessive emotional reliance on another
- enablerOne who facilitates harmful behavior
scapegoat · hoovering · discard · boundaries · recovery · survivor · empath · supply · healing
DSM
Psychiatric classification manual
- pathologicalRelating to disease processes
- malignantHarmfully invasive, often fatal
- covertIntentionally concealed
overt · grandiose · vulnerable · attachment · mirroring · idealization · trauma
- egotismarrogant, conceited, egocentric, egomaniac, egotist
- human follyhubris, pride, vanity, greed, arrogance
- human traitskindness, compassion, empathy, generosity, creativity
- leadership flawsarrogance, micromanaging, indecision, favoritism, poor communication
- personality traitsextraversion, agreeableness, introvert, neuroticism, temperament
- red flagsred flags, warning signs, warning, caution, alarm
narcissismaltruism
Prioritizing others' wellbeing
selflessness · unselfishness · self-sacrifice · generosity · empathy
narcissismhumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · humbleness · self-effacement · meekness · unpretentiousness
narcissismself-sacrifice
Surrendering for others' benefit
self-abnegation · self-denial · self-immolation · self-annihilation · self-flagellation
- narcissistic personality disorderMental illness featuring grandiosity, entitlement
- malignant narcissismPathological self-love with cruelty
- narcissistic rageAnger when self-image challenged