Crossword clues for narcissist
The Collaborative International Dictionary
narcissist \narcissist\ n. Someone in love with hisself or herself.
Syn: narcist.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1930, from narcissism + -ist.
Wiktionary
n. 1 Person full of egoism and pride. 2 One who shows extreme affection, love and admiration for himself or herself.
WordNet
n. someone in love with themselves [syn: narcist]
Usage examples of "narcissist".
Narcissists are atrabilious, infinitely pessimistic, bad-tempered, paranoid and sadistic in an absent-minded and indifferent manner.
If the non-narcissist is codependent, for instance, then the narcissist is a perfect match for him and the union will last.
The latter is a specific variant of codependent that derives gratification from a relationship with a narcissist or an Antisocial Personality Disordered partner.
The invert glorifies his narcissist, places him on a pedestal, endures any and all narcissistic devaluation with calm equanimity, impervious to the overt slights of the narcissist.
To the narcissist, every day is a new beginning, a hunt, a new cycle of idealisation or devaluation, a newly invented self.
There are also strong elements of self-punishment and self-destruction added to the combustible mix that is the dyad narcissist-inverted narcissist.
It follows, syllogistically, that only identical types of narcissist and inverted narcissist can survive in a couple.
I get a heavenly high from surrendering my power to a narcissist, to catering to them, in having them overvalue and need me, and it is the only time that I truly feel alive.
These relationships are usually spousal primary relationships but can also be friendships with narcissists outside of the primary love relationship.
The psychodynamics of such a narcissist are not clear, nor are his developmental roots.
You may have some limited success in getting your narcissist to tone down on the really harmful behaviours THAT AFFECT YOU, which emanate from the unchangeable WHAT the narcissist is.
I suggested that many narcissists match the behaviours described in FAQ 10.
The narcissist instantly idealises or devalues, depending on his appraisal of the potential one has as a narcissistic Supply Source.
Very often, the narcissist lies or fantasises in a manner very easy to discern.
Are narcissists mostly hyperactive or hypoactive sexually and to what extent are they likely to be infidel in marriage?