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narcissism
English
Etymology
From original German Narzissismus, soon changed to Narzissmus due to haplology, from Narcissus, a character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection, +? -ism.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?n??s??s?zm/
- (US) IPA(key): /?n??s??s?zm/
Noun
narcissism (usually uncountable, plural narcissisms)
- Excessive love of oneself.
- Sexual desire for one's own body.
Hyponyms
- NPD
Derived terms
- narcissist
- narcissistic
- narcissize
Translations
See also
- egoism
- egocentrism
- self-love
- self-flattery
Further reading
- narcissism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
narcissism From the web:
- what narcissism means to me
- what narcissism means
- what narcissism means to me analysis
- what narcissism means to me summary
- what narcissist looks like
- what narcissism really is
- what's narcissism in german
autism
English
Etymology
From German Autismus, coined by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1912, from Ancient Greek ????? (autós, “self”) + -????? (-ismós, “-ism”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ô?t?z?m, (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???t?z?m/
- Hyphenation: aut?ism
Noun
autism (usually uncountable, plural autisms)
- (clinical psychology) A pervasive neurological condition that is observable in early childhood and persists throughout the lifespan, characterised by atypical communication, language development, eye contact, and sensory experiences.
- (clinical psychology) Synonym of autism spectrum (disorder); generalization of the specific to a range.
- (historical, clinical psychology, now medically obsolete) A diagnosis involving a pathological tendency to engage in self-centered fantasy thinking, historically considered a symptom of insanity and/or schizophrenia.
- (Internet slang, offensive, derogatory, often self-deprecating) Abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, stereotypically coupled with low self-awareness and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism.
Synonyms
- (autism spectrum): autistic spectrum
Hypernyms
(the specific, instead of the generalized range):
- autism (the generalized range, instead of the specific)
- autism spectrum
- autistic spectrum
- autism spectrum disorder
- autistic spectrum disorder
- neurodivergence
- neurodiversity
Hyponyms
(autism spectrum):
- Asperger syndrome / Asperger's syndrome / Asperger's / Asperger
- autism (the specific, instead of the generalized form)
Coordinate terms
- on the spectrum
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), PDD-NOS
- disability, handicap
- mutism, selective mutism
- special education
- schizothymia
- schizoid personality disorder
- schizotypal personality disorder
References
Anagrams
- Matsui, Tamsui, Tauism
Romanian
Etymology
From French autisme
Noun
autism n (uncountable)
- autism
Declension
autism From the web:
- what autism looks like
- what autism feels like
- what autism means
- what autism symptoms
- what autism is like
- what autism is like
- what autism looks like in adults
- what autism spectrum really means
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