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narcissist

[nahr-suh-sist] / ˈnɑr sə sɪst /


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The family of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the students who was killed, said that Kohberger was a "narcissist" who appeared to have changed his position.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Protagonist Clark loses himself in it, transforming into an unapologetic narcissist surrounded only by facile representations of humanity.

From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026

I don’t know whether or not he is a narcissist, but from your retelling, he is someone who has always looked out for himself.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026

As it is, Chalamet seems well-positioned to eradicate voters’ bias against all the young dudes, his charismatic performance keeping you in the corner of “Marty Supreme’s” often repellent narcissist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2026

Maybe I was a narcissist or something, but when I realized it there in that moment at Oranjee, it made me like him even more.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

Reddit and similar online forums are awash with community members who say they can identify clinical narcissists or other abusive personality types by their tell-tale “shark eyes.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Unprofessional and disturbing as the claim may be, it also provides a hilarious example of how narcissists defeat themselves.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026

“And we always talked about it as these two narcissists who essentially learn by the end of the season to care about one other person — each other.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026

There are no victims—only a bonfire of prominent narcissists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025

No doubt, narcissists engage in anti-Other discourse and other virulent and pernicious narratives.

From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Samuel Vaknin




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