narcissistic supply

noun

The constant need for attention, admiration, and validation that is pathologically or excessively demanded from one suffering from narcissistic personality disorder.

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Meanings

nounnarcissistic supply (countable and uncountable, plural narcissistic supplies)

plural narcissistic supplies

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe constant need for attention, admiration, and validation that is pathologically or excessively demanded from one suffering from narcissistic personality disorder.
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