narcism

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A form of narcissism — Excessive love of oneself.

Similar
self-lovenarcissism
OriginGerman Narzissmus ← French narcisme →
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Meanings

nounnarcism (uncountable)
  1. alternativearchaicuncountablehuman sciencesAlternative form of narcissism.

    That is why the young man who is madly in love would actually give his life without hesitation for the love object; he has projected his narcism altogether on that person.

    1946, A. A. Brill, Lectures on Psychoanalytic Psychiatry, Alfred Knopf, page 198

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself

Similar
self-lovenarcissism
Broader
conceitconceitednessvanity
Also see
narcissismself-love

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchnarcisme
  2. GermanNarzissmus
  3. Englishnarcism

Syncopic form of narcissism, after German Narzissmus, French narcisme.

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Anagrams

Crismancarnismmiscrna
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “narcism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcism.

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