[e-di-purse]
noun.
Greek Mythology A son of Laius and Jocasta, who was abandoned at birth and unwittingly killed his father and then married his mother.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Narcissism
[nar-ci's-si-som]
n.
1. Excessive love or admiration of oneself. See Synonyms at conceit.
2. A psychological condition characterized by self-preoccupation, lack of empathy, and unconscious deficits in self-esteem.
3. Erotic pleasure derived from contemplation or admiration of one's own body or self, especially as a fixation on or a regression to an infantile stage of development.
4. The attribute of the human psyche charactized by admiration of oneself but within normal limits.
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