Gloat vs Narcissistic - What's the difference?
gloat | narcissistic |
To exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
Having an inflated idea of one's own importance.
Obsessed with one's own self image and ego.
A narcissist.
* 1996 , Susan B. Gall, Bernard Beins, Alan Feldman, The Gale encyclopedia of psychology (page 247)
As nouns the difference between gloat and narcissistic
is that gloat is an act or instance of gloating while narcissistic is a narcissist.As a verb gloat
is to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.As an adjective narcissistic is
having an inflated idea of one's own importance.gloat
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*nonnarcissisticNoun
(en noun)- Because narcissistics cannot handle failure, they will take great lengths to avoid risks and situations in which defeat is a possibility.