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narcissism

[nahr-suh-siz-em] / ˈnɑr səˌsɪz ɛm /


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In one 2022 study, researchers explored whether increasing agreeableness would decrease levels of what is called the dark triad — or Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

None of these people is real, but the irritations they represent – NIMBYism, narcissism and the compulsion to destroy others to build ourselves up – are quite familiar.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

"It's a confused mix of ambition and narcissism, unleavened by any effort at intellectual coherence," said Bruce Jones, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

But his pitting of empathy in direct opposition to that clarity about our limitations is self-serving and, let’s be real, the kind of man-child narcissism currently being celebrated as strength.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025

Professional narcissism is by no means confined to academia.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Shteyngart skewers the petty narcissisms of cultural elites with trademark hilarity.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2021

Perhaps this is the point; perhaps Anshaw means to shake us awake from our little narcissisms, our devout solipsisms, our daily applications of principled maquillage.

From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2019

I wanted to demolish my vanity, my puny little narcissisms, and direct my mind toward work that mattered.

From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2012




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