narcissistic personality disorder

noun

A personality disorder characterized by an overinflated sense of self-importance (incl. subordination of other people's needs), sensitivity to criticism and difference in opinion and the denigration of others that are deemed lesser.

“People with narcissistic personality disorder usually have very low self-esteem and base all their self-worth on how much attention they receive.”

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Meanings

nounnarcissistic personality disorder (usually uncountable, plural narcissistic personality disorders)

plural narcissistic personality disorders · alternative narcissistic-personality disorder

  1. uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesA personality disorder characterized by an overinflated sense of self-importance (incl. subordination of other people's needs), sensitivity to criticism and difference in opinion and the denigration of others that are deemed lesser.

    People with narcissistic personality disorder usually have very low self-esteem and base all their self-worth on how much attention they receive.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
egocentrismnarcissism

Translations

Arabic اِضْطِرَاب الشَخْصِيَّة النَرْجِسِيَّة
  • اِضْطِرَاب الشَخْصِيَّة النَرْجِسِيَّةpersonality disorder
Bengali আত্মরতিমূলক ব্যক্তিত্ব ব্যাধি
  • আত্মরতিমূলক ব্যক্তিত্ব ব্যাধি (Attõrotimulok bæktitto bædhi)personality disorder
Chinese Mandarin 自戀型人格障礙 /自恋型人格障碍
  • 自戀型人格障礙 /自恋型人格障碍personality disorder
Danish narcissistisk personlighedsforstyrrelse, narcissistisk personlighedsstruktur
  • narcissistisk personlighedsforstyrrelsepersonality disorder
  • narcissistisk personlighedsstrukturpersonality disorder
Finnish narsistinen persoonallisuushäiriö
  • narsistinen persoonallisuushäiriöpersonality disorder
French trouble de la personnalité narcissique
  • trouble de la personnalité narcissiquepersonality disorder
German narzisstische Persönlichkeitsstörung
  • narzisstische Persönlichkeitsstörungpersonality disorder
Indonesian gangguan kepribadian narsisistik
  • gangguan kepribadian narsisistikpersonality disorder
Japanese ナルシシズム性人格障害
  • ナルシシズム性人格障害 (Narushishizumu-sei jinkaku shōgai)personality disorder
Polish osobowość narcystyczna
  • osobowość narcystycznapersonality disorder
Russian нарциссическое расстройство личности
  • нарциссическое расстройство личности (narcissičeskoje rasstrojstvo ličnosti)personality disorder
Spanish trastorno narcisista de la personalidad
  • trastorno narcisista de la personalidadpersonality disorder
Turkish narsisistik kişilik bozukluğu
  • narsisistik kişilik bozukluğupersonality disorder
Ukrainian нарциси́чний ро́злад особи́стості
  • нарциси́чний ро́злад особи́стості (narcysýčnyj rózlad osobýstosti)personality disorder
Vietnamese rối loạn nhân cách ái kỉ, vĩ cuồng
  • rối loạn nhân cách ái kỉpersonality disorder
  • vĩ cuồngpersonality disorder
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Chicago

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