as in egotist
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests
with the rise of TV reality shows, attention-craving narcissists had a public forum for their self-infatuation
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Recent Examples of narcissist
Of the 12 traits of a narcissist, several, like grandiosity and superiority, can actually look like leadership traits.
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Mark Murphy, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
As secrets unravel in a house full of narcissists, Laurel must confront not only a killer but also the haunting truths of her own past.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Expand All Members of a private Facebook group representing the area surrounding the far north Fort Worth Heritage neighborhood took umbrage at having one their leaders called a narcissist by a member of the Keller school board.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
There was a time, not long ago, when men who lifted weights for fun were seen as either thugs or narcissists.
—Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Mark Murphy, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
As secrets unravel in a house full of narcissists, Laurel must confront not only a killer but also the haunting truths of her own past.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Expand All Members of a private Facebook group representing the area surrounding the far north Fort Worth Heritage neighborhood took umbrage at having one their leaders called a narcissist by a member of the Keller school board.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
There was a time, not long ago, when men who lifted weights for fun were seen as either thugs or narcissists.
—Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissist
Noun
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At times, egoists can approach absurdity and drag their countries into outright disaster.—
Daniel Byman,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Oct. 2019
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McCarthy’s difficulties highlighted the power of hard-right extremists and social-media egoists among the fragile Republican majority in the House.—
Steve Coll,
The New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2023
Noun
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But my soft palate being a lazy jerk is not the real culprit here.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
2 Apr. 2025
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But this Ron Howard was an alternate universe version of Ron Howard, who instead of being notoriously nice, is sort of a jerk.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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In the ‘30s and ‘40s, there were all these clowns trying to sell things, and then there was Krinkles the Clown trying to sell cereal [in the ‘50s].—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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Matthew Davies, 41, was taken into custody on suspicion of assaulting a man with a glass bottle while dressed up as a clown on Oct. 31, 2018, according to a news release issued by the department.—
Vincent Moleski,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2025
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“Narcissist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissist. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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