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Narcissism

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means excessive self-admiration or self-centeredness
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Stage 1 of 2
Narkissos
Greek · ancient
"the mythical youth Narcissus"
a youth in myth who fell in love with his own reflection
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Stage 2 of 2
narcissism
English · 1890s
"excessive interest in or admiration of oneself"
coined from the myth by early psychologists for excessive self-love
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