narcissism
/ˈnɑːsɪsɪzəm/noun
उच्चारण नार्सिसिज़म
आत्ममोह, आत्म-प्रशंसा, स्वयं पर अत्यधिक मुग्ध होना
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[U] disapproving
excessive interest in and admiration of yourself and your appearance
आत्ममोह, आत्म-प्रशंसा, स्वयं पर अत्यधिक मुग्ध होना
- Posting fifty selfies a day is narcissism, not self-confidence.
- The dictator's narcissism showed in the statues of himself in every square.
- Constant mirror-checking can be a sign of narcissism.
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- The author describes the villain's narcissism in painful detail.
- Social media has been accused of encouraging narcissism.
Synonyms self-love self-admiration vanity egotism self-obsession
Opposite modesty humility selflessness self-effacement
◇Word family
AaSpelling
nar·cis·sism
With one c, double s and -ism (not 'narcisism', 'narcissim' or 'narcicism').
एक c, दो s और अंत में -ism ('narcisism', 'narcissim' या 'narcicism' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep apart narcissism (self-love), egotism (talking about oneself), vanity (pride in looks), hubris (arrogant pride).
Narcissism (आत्ममोह), egotism (अपने बारे में बोलना), vanity (रूप का घमंड), hubris (अहंकारी गर्व) को अलग रखिए।
⌂Word origin and word building
From Narcissus, the youth in Greek myth who fell in love with his own reflection in a pool and pined away; the flower narcissus (daffodil family) is named after him.
Greek कथा के Narcissus से, वह युवक जो तालाब में अपने प्रतिबिंब पर मोहित होकर घुलता गया; फूल narcissus (daffodil परिवार) उसी के नाम पर है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: excessive love of oneself is narcissism; the person is a narcissist.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: स्वयं से अत्यधिक प्रेम narcissism; व्यक्ति narcissist।