as in selfish
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
trying to raise the social consciousness of the normally narcissistic Hollywood community
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While some narcissistic cops may think having the whole department to themselves is a license to run wild, Lou is sick of it.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025
This is one resilient bear, even in the face of a villainous Hugh Grant, who plays a narcissistic, has-been actor.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
The stakes aren’t as high in a friendship with a narcissistic, but the same guidelines apply.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, whenever Isabell’s narcissistic husband Philippe (Vincent Macaigne) is on screen, the film switches registers from drama to farce.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025
This is one resilient bear, even in the face of a villainous Hugh Grant, who plays a narcissistic, has-been actor.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
The stakes aren’t as high in a friendship with a narcissistic, but the same guidelines apply.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, whenever Isabell’s narcissistic husband Philippe (Vincent Macaigne) is on screen, the film switches registers from drama to farce.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Narcissistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissistic. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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