Definitions
- Describing someone who is excessively self-centered and focused on their own interests. - Referring to a person who thinks highly of themselves and their abilities. - Talking about someone who is boastful and arrogant, often at the expense of others.
- Describing someone who has an excessive admiration for themselves and their physical appearance. - Referring to a person who is preoccupied with their own needs and desires, often at the expense of others. - Talking about someone who lacks empathy and is unable to understand or care about other people's feelings.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe a person who is overly focused on themselves.
- 2Both words suggest a lack of concern for others.
- 3Both words can be used to describe negative personality traits.
- 4Both words are associated with arrogance and self-importance.
- 5Both words can be used to describe someone who is difficult to work with or be around.
What is the difference?
- 1Focus: Egotistic focuses on a person's excessive self-interest, while narcissistic emphasizes a person's excessive self-love.
- 2Appearance: Narcissistic is often associated with a preoccupation with physical appearance, while egotistic is not.
- 3Empathy: Narcissistic suggests a lack of empathy, while egotistic does not necessarily imply a lack of empathy.
- 4Severity: Narcissistic is considered a more severe personality disorder than egotistic.
- 5Treatment: Narcissistic personality disorder is recognized as a mental health condition and can be treated, while egotistic is not recognized as a disorder and does not have a specific treatment.
Remember this!
Egotistic and narcissistic both describe negative personality traits associated with excessive self-focus and arrogance. However, the difference between the two is that egotistic refers to a person who is excessively self-centered and focused on their own interests, while narcissistic refers to a person who has an excessive admiration for themselves and their physical appearance, and may lack empathy.
