narcissist

English

Etymology

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

Noun

narcissist (plural narcissists)

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

Translations
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References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “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.”

Swedish

Noun

narcissist c

  1. a narcissist

Declension
Declension of narcissist 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative narcissist narcissisten narcissister narcissisterna
Genitive narcissists narcissistens narcissisters narcissisternas

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