I need some words for someone who :  "Loves being given attention"
"wants to be worshipped" ALSO

Someone who "expects to be appreciated"

The sort of thing I am trying to describe is for example a celebrity,
or prima donna who  loves being in the limelight and wants to be
adored.

It's a little like of the person who wants to be on the receiving end
of a psycophant.

I can't find synonyms in the thesaurus as I don't know which words to
look up in the first place! I hope some one can help! I need a precise
a word as possible so things like "vain" which springs to mind,
wouldn't be quite right.  It's been bugging me for days now so would
appreciate any help!  Thank you.

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Request for Question Clarification by livioflores-ga on 13 Nov 2006 05:38 PST

What about ego trip?:
ego_trip  
A noun 
 1  self-aggrandizement, self-aggrandisement, ego trip
 
   an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to
draw attention to your own importance
From "Definition of ego_trip - WordReference.com Dictionary":
http://www.wordreference.com/definition/ego_trip

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 13 Nov 2006 06:21 PST

Is "narcissistic" (narcissism) the word you are after?

"Narcissism is the pattern of characteristics and behaviors which
involve infatuation and obsession with one's self to the exclusion of
others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one's gratification,
dominance and ambition. In everyday use outside the field of
psychology, the word generally refers to people who just are
inordinately fond of themselves, without the pathological
connotations."

://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=define%3ANarcissistic

://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=define%3ANarcissism


Or perhaps "pretentious" the word you are looking for?

://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=define%3Apretentious

tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Question by duckfrog-ga on 15 Nov 2006 08:48 PST

Hello Thank you very much for the comments.  Getting warmer but not quite there.

 The ego-trip can't strictly be applied as it is an noun.. some one
tends to be "on an ego-trip" and there is no real word ego-tripper or
ego-tripist as an adjective.  The word egoist exists i think, but is
more some one who loves themselves, rather then someone who wants to
be loved, adulated etc.

Narcissist is closer but still not quite right. Again it implies a
self love  rather then that thi which is "wanting to be worshipped /
adored" . This person may be a narcissist, but narcissism encompasses
other things as well, and would be a synonym for the word "vain".  The
characteristic i am looking for is more likely to be applied to some
one who is insecure, doesn't necessarily love themselves and therefore
needs constant reassurence from other peoples adulation.  Or could be
very vain and think they deserve adulation. So it's the "wanting
adulation" that I would like described.

I hope I haven't confused rather than clarified.

I am sorry to be pedantic but I need something more precise...

Please keep the posts coming!

Needy?
nectar

How about 'egocentric'?

Female.

Probono is right, egocentric, self-centered:  seeing themselves as the
most important person and expecting others also to do so and expecting
their attention.

attention hog?

Markvmd-ga...

"Female."

Oh dear....thats not very nice:(

Steph53

Steph53--

Not nice? Why ever not? Show me a woman who doesn't love being given
attention or who doesn't expect to be appreciated and I'll show you a
woman who is going to be in bad relationships. As for worshipping, a
little goes a very long way.

I can say without hesitation that I wouldn't be where I am without my
wife (3 years to our silver anniversary as of last week). If men
willingly gave more appreciation and attention instead of competition,
relationships would last much longer.

I could just as easily have posted "men" but it was too easy. I mean,
seriously, we're like big slobbery dogs if anyone pays any attention
to us.

Ok, I'll say it:  MEN !!

Ok how about one of these:

smug, self-absorbed, vaunting, ostentatious, pompus

tutuzdad-ga

I usually use the non-PC term: "attention whore" (gender nonspecific).

diva?

egomaniac, attention maniac, attention lover, flattery seeker, flattery lover