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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Another study found that the self-serving bias is common in people with narcissistic tendencies.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Sep. 2024
Still, this spring, Kaleem Hawa, who has written for Currents, criticized its disposition as narcissistic.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Law goes balls out (literally) in crafting the narcissistic megalomaniac that is Ritter, a man who deifies Nietzsche.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2024
Sometimes the damage can be even more acute than that left by a narcissistic partner or relative, says Dr. Ramani Durvasula, a clinical psychologist in Los Angeles who focuses on narcissistic and antagonistic personality types.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 25 July 2024
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Sep. 2024
Still, this spring, Kaleem Hawa, who has written for Currents, criticized its disposition as narcissistic.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Law goes balls out (literally) in crafting the narcissistic megalomaniac that is Ritter, a man who deifies Nietzsche.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2024
Sometimes the damage can be even more acute than that left by a narcissistic partner or relative, says Dr. Ramani Durvasula, a clinical psychologist in Los Angeles who focuses on narcissistic and antagonistic personality types.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 25 July 2024
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“Narcissistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissistic. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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