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A narcissist, by definition, is someone with excessive self-love. It's not so much that they pretend to be someone they're not, but more often it is that they cannot control the high regard in which they place themselves. They see themselves as a level higher than the rest, and when someone does not meet criteria they see in themselves, they often become haughty and that "someone they're not" that you are talking about.

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