narcissistic
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If economics can be called the dismal science, I’d argue that eugenics might be called the narcissistic one.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026
It’s a primitive but effective tactic identified by psychologists as one used by manipulative or narcissistic people.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026
"Those are the best of them. The worst of them have got this kind of narcissistic inflation where they go: 'I can help people, I can do better than the psychiatrists'."
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025
On his podcasts and elsewhere, Maron has spoken at length about growing up with narcissistic, emotionally detached parents and how that dynamic likely laid the groundwork for his problematic sense of self.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025
You’re a high achiever who fulfills my narcissistic need to outshine the other mothers on the block.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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