Narcissistic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˌɑːɹsɪsˈɪstɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/nˌɑːsɪsˈɪstɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˌɑːsɪsˈɪstɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /nˌɑːɹsɪsˈɪstɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

egotistic self-loving egotistical

Word Forms

egotism	noun	an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
egotist	noun	a conceited and self-centered person
narcissism	noun	an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

narzisstisch

Charakteristisch für diejenigen, die eine überhöhte Vorstellung von ihrer eigenen Bedeutung haben

🇫🇷French

narcissique

caractéristique de ceux qui ont une idée exagérée de leur propre importance

🇪🇸Spanish

narcisista

Característica de aquellos que tienen una idea exagerada de su propia importancia.

🇮🇹Italian

narcisistico

caratteristica di coloro che hanno un'idea esagerata della propria importanza

🇳🇱Dutch

narcistisch

kenmerkend voor degenen die een opgeblazen idee hebben van hun eigen belang

🇵🇹Portuguese

narcisista

característica daqueles que têm uma ideia inflada de sua própria importância

🇷🇺Russian

самовлюбленный

характерно для тех, кто имеет завышенное представление о собственной значимости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आत्ममुग्ध

अपने स्वयं के महत्व के बारे में फुलाए हुए विचार रखने वालों की विशेषता

🇮🇳Tamil

நாசீசிஸ்டிக்

தங்களுடைய சொந்த முக்கியத்துவத்தை உயர்த்திய எண்ணம் கொண்டவர்களின் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

నార్సిసిస్టిక్

వారి స్వంత ప్రాముఖ్యత గురించి పెంచిన ఆలోచన ఉన్నవారి లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

मादक

त्यांच्या स्वतःच्या महत्त्वाची फुगलेली कल्पना असलेल्यांचे वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાર્સિસિસ્ટિક

તેમના પોતાના મહત્વ વિશે ફૂલેલા વિચાર ધરાવતા લોકોની લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾರ್ಸಿಸಿಸ್ಟಿಕ್

ತಮ್ಮದೇ ಆದ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆಯ ಉಬ್ಬಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವವರ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാർസിസിസ്റ്റിക്

സ്വന്തം പ്രാധാന്യത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് ഊതിപ്പെരുപ്പിച്ച ധാരണയുള്ളവരുടെ സ്വഭാവം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

自恋的

那些对自己的重要性有夸大想法的人的特征

🇯🇵Japanese

ナルシスト

自分の重要性について誇張した考えを持つ人の特徴

🇰🇷Korean

자기애적인

자신의 중요성에 대해 과장된 생각을 갖고 있는 사람들의 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tự ái

đặc điểm của những người có ý tưởng thổi phồng về tầm quan trọng của bản thân

🇹🇭Thai

หลงตัวเอง

ลักษณะเฉพาะของผู้ที่มีความคิดเกินจริงถึงความสำคัญของตนเอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

narsis

karakteristik mereka yang memiliki gagasan berlebihan tentang kepentingan mereka sendiri

🇲🇾Malay

narsis

ciri mereka yang mempunyai idea melambung tentang kepentingan mereka sendiri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نرجسي

سمة من سمات أولئك الذين لديهم فكرة مضخمة عن أهميتهم الخاصة

🇮🇷Persian

خودشیفته

مشخصه کسانی است که تصوری متورم از اهمیت خود دارند

🇹🇷Turkish

narsist

Kendi önemi hakkında abartılı bir fikre sahip olanların özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

נרקיסיסטית

מאפיין את אלה שיש להם רעיון מנופח לגבי החשיבות שלהם

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