Narcissism meaning

Noun: narcissism

Pronunciation: (naa(r),si-zum)

Narcissism meaning: 

• Love of or sexual desire for one’s own body.
• Egoism.
• Exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself.

Synonyms: self-love, egocentricity, egomania, self-concern.

Quotations:  Jules Carlysle – America has been knocked-up with democracy’s mutant love child. She has finally borne the demonic spawn of greed, narcissism and civilian indifference. (Congrats on a second term Mr Bush).

Anita Holley – She needs a psychiatrist. Her narcissism and the need to feel important has caused a black hole in the character that can only be filled with abnormal human experience. It is clear that she thrives in the spotlight Oscar has generated from these horrible murders.

Daniel J. Boorstin – As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo of our ancestors, the virgin America, has been abandoned. We have fallen in love with our own image, with images of our making, which turn out to be images of ourselves.

Lewis H. Lapham – Among all the emotions, the rich have the least talent for love. It is possible to love one’s dog, dress or duck-shooting hat, but a human being presents a more difficult problem. The rich might wish to experience feelings of affection, but it is almost impossible to chip away the enamel of their narcissism. They take up all the space in all the mirrors in the house. Their children, who represent the most present and therefore the most annoying claim on their attention, usually receive the brunt of their irritation.

Sample sentences:

• I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.
• Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we perform, is truly important to other people.
• The paradox about narcissism is that we all have this streak of egotism. Eighty percent of people think they’re better than average.
• They think the world revolves around them and they are not considerate. They are not kind. They are trapped in a cage of narcissism we have built for them.