English▸ noun [mass noun] excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one's physical appearance.
▪ Psychology selfishness, involving a sense of entitlement, a lack of empathy, and a need for admiration, as characterizing a personality type.
▪ Psychoanalysis self-centredness arising from failure to distinguish the self from external objects, either in very young babies or as a feature of a mental condition.