adj

narcissistic

nah-sih-SIHS-tihk

adj

Excessively self-admiring or self-centred.

"His narcissistic tendencies made him take credit for the whole team's work."

"She found his narcissistic posts on social media exhausting."

How to Use Narcissistic

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDescribes someone who is overly focused on and impressed with themselves.

Common pairings

narcissistic personality narcissistic behaviour

more narcissistic comparative, narcissistics plural, most narcissistic superlative

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His _____ tendencies made him take credit for the whole team's work.

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