narcissism
[noun]
Synonyms: egotism, self-love, vanity

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nar‧cis‧sis‧m /ˈnɑːsəsɪzəm, ˈnɑːsɪsɪzəm $ ˈnɑːr-/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Narcissus, beautiful young man in an ancient Greek story who loved to look at his face reflected in water and was turned into a flower, from Greek Narkissos]
when someone is too concerned about their appearance or abilities or spends too much time admiring them – used to show disapproval:
He went to the gym every day, driven purely by narcissism.
—narcissist noun [countable]
—narcissistic /ˌnɑːsəˈsɪstɪk◂, ˌnɑːsɪˈsɪstɪk◂ $ ˌnɑːr-/ adjective

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