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narcissism

n.

1. excessive self-love or egocentrism.

2. in psychoanalytic theory, the taking of one’s own ego or body as a sexual object or focus of the libido or the seeking or choice of another for relational purposes on the basis of his or her similarity to the self. See body narcissism; primary narcissism; secondary narcissism. —narcissist n. —narcissistic adj.

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AVP

abbreviation for arginine vasopressin.