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narcissistic personality disorder

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
nar-cis-sis-tic per-son-al-i-ty dis-or-der
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
31
Letters
10
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A personality disorder characterized by an overinflated sense of self-importance (incl. subordination of other people's needs), sensitivity to criticism and difference in opinion and the denigration of others that are deemed lesser.

Uncountable

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Usage

Inflected Forms

narcissistic personality disorders (plural) narcissistic-personality disorder (alternative)

Phrases

borderline personality disorder antisocial personality disorder histrionic personality disorder schizoid personality disorder

Frequently Paired Words

borderline personality disorder antisocial personality disorder histrionic personality disorder schizoid personality disorder NPD

Questions

What does narcissistic personality disorder mean?
A personality disorder characterized by an overinflated sense of self-importance (incl. subordination of other people's needs), sensitivity to criticism and difference in opinion and the denigration of others that are deemed lesser.

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