self-infatuation

noun

self-in·​fat·​u·​a·​tion ˌself-in-ˌfa-chə-ˈwā-shən 

-chü-ˈā-

: foolish or extravagant love or admiration for oneself

From where I sat, he looked more like an incorrigible narcissist … whose love for others is little more than overflowing self-infatuation.

—A. O. Scott

Anything more than a few minutes during the pitch on how great they are is a sign of arrogance and self-infatuation.

—Avi Dan

Examples of self-infatuation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dorothy and Anna, perhaps, are just passing through necessary bouts of self-infatuation on their way to maturity. —Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above