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Inflated vs Narcissistic - What's the difference?

inflated | narcissistic |

As adjectives the difference between inflated and narcissistic

is that inflated is filled with air or fluid while narcissistic is having an inflated idea of one's own importance.

As a verb inflated

is past tense of inflate.

As a noun narcissistic is

a narcissist.

inflated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Filled with air or fluid
    • The inflated balloons danced in the breeze.
  • Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc.
    • His inflated belly looked uncomfortable.
  • (economics): In a state of higher cost.
    • His inflated prices made the vendor unpopular.
  • (figuratively) Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego )
  • (figuratively) Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show
    • The inflated speech did not impress the audience.
  • Higher that the true figure
    • inflated incidence figures

    Synonyms

    * bloated * bulging * expanded * filled * swelled * swollen * tumid * turgid (containing excessive words) * bloated * bombastic * pompous

    Antonyms

    * deflated

    Derived terms

    * hyperinflated * overinflated * underinflated

    Verb

    (head)
  • (inflate)

    • narcissistic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having an inflated idea of one's own importance.
  • Obsessed with one's own self image and ego.

    • Related terms

    * narcissism * narcissistic personality disorder

    Antonyms

    *nonnarcissistic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A narcissist.
  • * 1996 , Susan B. Gall, Bernard Beins, Alan Feldman, The Gale encyclopedia of psychology (page 247)
    • Because narcissistics cannot handle failure, they will take great lengths to avoid risks and situations in which defeat is a possibility.