Meanings
plural narcissists
- human sciencesOne who shows extreme love and admiration for themself.
1 more example
If you’re hoping that the narcissist in your life will change, a new study suggests that you may have to wait a very long time. […] So what do you do if someone close to you is a narcissist? […] “Unfortunately, managing a difficult relationship is the best someone intimately involved with most narcissists can hope for,” said Elinor Greenberg, the author of “Borderline, Narcissistic and Schizoid Adaptations: The Pursuit of Love, Admiration and Safety.”
2024 July 11, Christina Caron, “Narcissism Is a Trait That’s Hard to Shake, Study Says”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2024
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From Narcissus (“a character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection”) + -ist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نَرْجِسِيّ
- نَرْجِسِيّ (narjisiyy)one who shows extreme love for themself
Catalan narcís, narcisista
- narcísone who shows extreme love for themself
- narcisistaone who shows extreme love for themself
- narcísperson full of egoism
- narcisistaperson full of egoism
Chinese Mandarin 自我陶醉者, 自戀者 /自恋者
- 自我陶醉者 (zìwǒtáozuìzhě)one who shows extreme love for themself
- 自戀者 /自恋者 (zìliànzhě)one who shows extreme love for themself
- 利己主义者person full of egoism
- 自我主义者person full of egoism
Czech narcista
- narcistaone who shows extreme love for themself
Dutch narcist
- narcistone who shows extreme love for themself
Finnish narsisti, narsisti
- narsistione who shows extreme love for themself
- narsistiperson full of egoism
French narcissique
- narcissiqueone who shows extreme love for themself
German Narzisst, Narzisstin
- Narzisstone who shows extreme love for themself
- Narzisstinone who shows extreme love for themself
Hebrew נרקיסיסט
- נרקיסיסט (narkisíst)one who shows extreme love for themself
Italian narcisista, narciso
- narcisistaone who shows extreme love for themself
- narcisoone who shows extreme love for themself
Japanese ナルシスト
- ナルシスト (narushisuto)one who shows extreme love for themself
Norwegian Bokmål narsissist
- narsissistone who shows extreme love for themself
Polish narcyz, narcysta
- narcyzone who shows extreme love for themself
- narcystaone who shows extreme love for themself
- narcystkaone who shows extreme love for themself
- narcyzperson full of egoism
- narcystaperson full of egoism
- narcystkaperson full of egoism
Portuguese narcisista
- narcisistaone who shows extreme love for themself
Russian самовлюблённый челове́к, нарци́сс
- самовлюблённый челове́к (samovljubljónnyj čelovék)person full of egoism
- нарци́сс (narcíss)person full of egoism
Spanish narciso, narcisista
- narcisoone who shows extreme love for themself
- narcisistaone who shows extreme love for themself
- narcisoperson full of egoism
- narcisistaperson full of egoism
Cite this entry
narcissist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcissist
“narcissist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcissist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “narcissist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcissist.
Source: narcissist on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.