narcissist

English

Etymology

From Narcissus (“a character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection”) +‎ -ist.[1][2]

Noun

narcissist (plural narcissists)

(psychology) One who shows extreme love and admiration for themselves.
(colloquial) An egoist; a person full of egoism and pride.

Related terms

Translations

one who shows extreme love for themselves

Catalan: narcís (ca) m, narcisista m or f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 自我陶醉者 (zìwǒtáozuìzhě), 自戀者／自恋者 (zìliànzhě)
Czech: narcista m
Finnish: narsisti (fi)
French: narcissique (fr)
German: Narzisst (de) m, Narzisstin (de) f
Hebrew: נרקיסיסט‎ (he) m (narkisíst)
Japanese: ナルシスト (ja) (narushisuto)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: narsissist m

Nynorsk: narsissist m
Spanish: narciso (es) m, narcisista m or f

person full of egoism

Catalan: narcís (ca) m, narcisista m or f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 利己主义者 (zh), 自我主义者 (zh)
Finnish: narsisti (fi)
Russian: самовлюблённый челове́к m (samovljubljónnyj čelovék), нарци́сс (ru) m (narcíss)
Spanish: narciso (es) m, narcisista m or f

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German: ^{(please verify)} Narzisst (de) m
Italian: ^{(please verify)} narcisista (it) m or f, ^{(please verify)} narciso (it) m

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “narcissist”, in Online Etymology Dictionary: “ […] see narcissism + -ist.”
John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “narcissist”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN: “f[rom]. as prec[eding; i.e., “narcissism”: “f[rom]. the name of Narcissus, […]”]. + -ist.”

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[1] Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “narcissist”, in Online Etymology Dictionary: “ […] see narcissism + -ist.”

[2] John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “narcissist”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN: “f[rom]. as prec[eding; i.e., “narcissism”: “f[rom]. the name of Narcissus, […]”]. + -ist.”