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Antonyms for narcissism
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : nahr-suh-siz-em |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɑr səˌsɪz ɛm |
Definition of narcissism
Origin :- 1905, from German Narzissismus, coined 1899 (in "Die sexuellen Perversitäten"), by German psychiatrist Paul Näcke (1851-1913), on a comparison suggested 1898 by Havelock Ellis, from Greek Narkissos, name of a beautiful youth in mythology (Ovid, "Metamorphoses," iii.370) who fell in love with his own reflection in a spring and was turned to the flower narcissus (q.v.). Coleridge used the word in a letter from 1822.
- But already Krishna, enamoured of himself, had resolved to experience lust for his own self; he manifested his own Nature in the cow-herd girls and enjoyed them." [Karapatri, "Lingopasana-rahasya," Siddhanta, II, 1941-2]
- Sometimes erroneously as narcism.
- noun egotism
- Narcissism is a result of stunted growth and of childhood abuse.
- Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
- But, in an effort to compensate for a deep-set inferiority complex, they react with vanity and narcissism.
- Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
Synonyms for narcissism
- amour-propre
- arrogance
- assurance
- boastfulness
- boasting
- bragging
- conceit
- conceitedness
- ego
- egocentricity
- egoism
- egomania
- gasconade
- haughtiness
- insolence
- ostentation
- overconfidence
- presumption
- pride
- self-absorption
- self-admiration
- self-confidence
- self-importance
- self-interest
- self-love
- self-possession
- self-regard
- self-worship
- selfishness
- superiority
- swellheadedness
- vainglory
- vainness
- vanity
- vaunting
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