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
Given his profoundly narcissistic personality, he would prefer to be loved by all, and still yearns for such an implausible outcome.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025
"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
Onstage, she sees more deeply into herself, but not in a way that is narcissistic.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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