narcissism
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This is history as an authoritarian exercise in narcissism.
From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026
The art that he created there embodies a kind of deconstructed narcissism; Samaras is fascinated with himself, but mostly as—to paraphrase the photographer Garry Winogrand’s choice of subjects—“something to be photographed.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 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
Immediately, he’s intrigued at the thought of sampling so many flavors of narcissism.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
Sometimes they are victims of professional narcissism and write as if the reader were interested in every blind alley, fool’s errand, and wild-goose chase they engaged in while exploring the topic.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing narcissism
Power Suffix: -ism
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