narcissism
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In one 2022 study, researchers explored whether increasing agreeableness would decrease levels of what is called the dark triad — or Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
As words such as trauma, boundaries and narcissism have entered the mainstream, they are more misused and diluted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
But the reported investigation into Carroll is about more than the president’s bottomless narcissism.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
"It's a confused mix of ambition and narcissism, unleavened by any effort at intellectual coherence," said Bruce Jones, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Professional narcissism is by no means confined to academia.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Shteyngart skewers the petty narcissisms of cultural elites with trademark hilarity.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
Perhaps this is the point; perhaps Anshaw means to shake us awake from our little narcissisms, our devout solipsisms, our daily applications of principled maquillage.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2019
I wanted to demolish my vanity, my puny little narcissisms, and direct my mind toward work that mattered.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2012
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