self-love
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈsɛlfˌlʌv/
- Archaic
:
narcisismo
- Compassion, as Rousseau presents it, is an emanation of that natural human self-love, which attests to the natural goodness of man.
The myth is much more complicated than that, and so too is this concept of narcissistic self love.
- The myth is much more complicated than that, and so too is this concept of narcissistic self love.
Examples
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It's so self love and go see a psychiatrist.
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To love one another as God has loved, we must overcome our natural human self-love.
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So narcissism is self love without love for others.
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Plato says for reasons of self love, we should not be selfish because we're, we all want to be as good as we can.
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There are many people out there who still use the word narcissism totally wrong to mean self love, when in fact it's literally the opposite.
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There are many people out there who still use the word narcissism totally wrong to mean self love, when in fact it's literally the opposite.
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So narcissism, self love is not a bad thing, but what happens is as you get older, if you go too deep into it, it becomes a problem.
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Her self-love was evident in how she constantly sought compliments about her appearance.
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Celebrating her achievements is a form of self-love that helps boost her confidence.
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Many people struggle with balancing self-love and the desire to be humble.
Synonyms
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5.6
Extreme pride in how you look or what you can do
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8.1
Being too interested in yourself and your looks or skills
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8.0
Too much pride in yourself and your abilities
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4.8
A feeling of being proud of yourself that stops you seeing your faults
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8.2
Someone who loves themselves too much and does not care about others' feelings
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9.1
A very strong focus on yourself and your needs
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9.9
Too much pride in your successes or looks that makes you show off
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7.4
Feeling that you are much better than other people
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6.8
Talking about your good qualities to show off to others
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9.9
A feeling that you are important and should be treated with respect, often making you proud or easily hurt
Too much love of yourself that makes you ignore other people
Being too proud of your appearance or abilities
Thinking you are much better or more important than other people
Praising yourself too much
Too much love and praise for yourself that ignores others
To admire yourself too much
A feeling of being too satisfied with yourself and not noticing problems
Antonyms
How Self-Regarding
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8.1
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6.1
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8.0
- Archaic
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7.0
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6.8
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5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Self-love is made of self and love, but it has long also been used to mean 'too much pride in yourself'. So, self-love can also mean an excessive admiration of your own abilities or appearance when it goes too far.