How do you use Narcissistic in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like egotistic or egotistical, plus the exact meaning.
Narcissistic meaning
- Of or pertaining to the nature of narcissism.
- Having an inflated idea of one's own importance.
- Obsessed with one's own self image and ego.
Synonyms of Narcissistic
Using Narcissistic
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to the nature of narcissism. | Having an inflated idea of one's own importance. | Obsessed with one's own self image and ego.
- Useful related words include: egotistic, egotistical, self-loving, selfish.
- In the example corpus, narcissistic often appears in combinations such as: the narcissistic, narcissistic and, narcissistic personality.
Context around Narcissistic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Narcissistic
- In this selection, "narcissistic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, behavior, having, lives, personality, tendencies and traits stand out and add context to how "narcissistic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an abusive narcissistic boss and as having narcissistic disorders possibly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "narcissistic" sits close to words such as amnesia, amphibians and appetizers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with narcissistic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It's not just an abusive, narcissistic boss. (8 words)
Psychologists are well-acquainted with a phenomenon known as narcissistic rage. (11 words)
FSB insiders derided as having "narcissistic disorders, possibly due to childhood complexes". (12 words)
Renegade UK Prince Harry single-handedly diminished fairy-tale princehood by marrying a narcissistic, grating, classless shrew instead of a Cinderella-like lady fair, then having to tolerate her utter contempt for the thousand-year tradition he inherited. (38 words)
Freud, of course, knew nothing of the web, but his insights make sense to my students when they consider the narcissistic enjoyment of those who post their furious violence so flagrantly on social media. (34 words)
Some have already gone so far as to think about where they would place the character's home and how they would interact with other narcissistic NPCs like 's Mother Gothel. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
This is a big deal because, if you're not a trained professional, it can be hard to differentiate between "bad behavior, narcissistic traits, and narcissistic personality," Nasir says.
After coming forward with her own claims, director Sophia Nahli Allison has branded a 'narcissistic bully' as she doubled down on the singer's 'toxic' behaviour.
A narcissist for instance is a person with a clinical diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder - a mental health condition whereby people have an unusually elevated sense of their own importance.
Before I was even halfway done, she cut me off and said all my issues stem back to my narcissistic parents.
But you cannot damage and degrade our children into your bizarre, demonic, and narcissistic fetish cult.
Cohn's scar in might also represent his narcissistic desire to "fix" things that aren't traditionally acceptable, similar to his approach in The Red and Lavender Scares.
During the idealisation stage, the narcissistic partner frequently appears to be the ideal partner.
Freud, of course, knew nothing of the web, but his insights make sense to my students when they consider the narcissistic enjoyment of those who post their furious violence so flagrantly on social media.
FSB insiders derided as having "narcissistic disorders, possibly due to childhood complexes".
He has narcissistic personality disorder and spent our entire marriage telling people behind my back that I did the things to him that he was actually doing to me.
He is reckless, cavalier with people’s lives, narcissistic, a “sexual predator”.
I am the adult child of an explosive, intolerant, narcissistic father, who found gratification in his harsh treatment of me throughout my childhood and adolescence.
I didn't trust anyone and was dealing with some narcissistic behavior after being raised by one.
It's not just an abusive, narcissistic boss.
Michael Bluth certainly perceives himself to be morally superior to his family members, but he has inherited many of their narcissistic and selfish tendencies.
Psychologists are well-acquainted with a phenomenon known as narcissistic rage.
Renegade UK Prince Harry single-handedly diminished fairy-tale princehood by marrying a narcissistic, grating, classless shrew instead of a Cinderella-like lady fair, then having to tolerate her utter contempt for the thousand-year tradition he inherited.
She has narcissistic tendencies and is bipolar but refuses to take her medications.
She says she'll no longer support the former president due to his "narcissistic" tendencies.
Some have already gone so far as to think about where they would place the character's home and how they would interact with other narcissistic NPCs like 's Mother Gothel.
Common combinations with narcissistic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: