narcissistic.

Showing excessive self-focus, self-admiration, or a strong need for other people's admiration.

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Words that belong together

• narcissistic behaviour
• narcissistic preoccupation

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The narrator's narcissistic preoccupation turns every event into a story about himself.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more narcissistic; superlative most narcissistic when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.