Self-love, excessive admiration of oneself.
Synonyms of narcissism include vanity, conceit, egotism, and
amour-propre (ah-MOOR PRAWP-ruh or PRAWP-ur). Antonyms include
humbleness, modesty, and humility.
Narcissism comes from Narcissus (nahr-SIS-us), a character in Greek
mythology who fell in love with his reflection in a pool of water. A narcissist
is a person afflicted with narcissism, self-love, excessive admiration of
one's appearance, abilities, or achievements. Narcissistic is the adjective:
“Amy was sick of dating narcissistic men whose only topic of conversation
was me, me, me.”
Self-love, excessive admiration of oneself. Synonyms of narcissism include vanity, conceit, egotism, and amour-propre (ah-MOOR PRAWP-ruh or PRAWP-ur). Antonyms include humbleness, modesty, and humility. Narcissism comes from Narcissus (nahr-SIS-us), a character in Greek mythology who fell in love with his reflection in a pool of water. A narcissist is a person afflicted with narcissism, self-love, excessive admiration of one's appearance, abilities, or achievements. Narcissistic is the adjective: “Amy was sick of dating narcissistic men whose only topic of conversation was me, me, me.”