selfishness

ˈsɛlfɪʃnəs

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Definition of selfishness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

prioritizing selfact of putting one's own needs before others

Her selfishness during the crisis led to widespread criticism..
His selfishness alienated his friends.
Selfishness can ruin relationships.

egocentrism

self-centeredness

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Origin of selfishness

Old English, self (one's own) + -ish (characteristic of)

Terms with selfishness included in their meaning

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sell one's own mother

extreme selfishness

do anything for money or personal gain, even betray family

all take, take, take

selfishness

situation of excessive taking without giving back

cynic

selfishness

person who believes people act selfishly

cynic

adj.

philosophy

believing people are motivated by selfishness

driven by greed

adj.

behavior

acting out of selfishness for personal gain

self-regard

selfishness

excessive focus on oneself

sordid

adj.

selfishness

selfish and grasping

bogart

selfishness

selfishly keep something without sharing

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French:égoïsme, ...
German:Egoismus, ...
Italian:egocentrismo, ...
Spanish:egocentrismo, ...
Portuguese:egoísmo, ...
Chinese:以自我为中心, ...
Japanese:利己主義, ...
Arabic:أَنَانِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:אָנֹכִיוּת, ...
Russian:эгоизм, ...
Ukrainian:егоїзм, ...
Hindi:स्वार्थपरता, ...
Bengali:স্বার্থপরতা, ...
Catalan:egoisme, ...
Czech:sobectví, ...
Danish:egoisme, ...
Dutch:egoïsme, ...
Greek:εγωισμός, ...
Hungarian:önzés, ...
Khmer:ភាពអាត្មានិយម, ...
Korean:이기심, ...
Persian:خودخواهی, ...
Polish:egoizm, ...
Portuguese (BR):egocentrismo, ...
Romanian:egoism, ...
Swedish:självupptagenhet, ...
Thai:การเห็นแก่ตัว, ...
Turkish:bencillik, ...
Vietnamese:sự ích kỷ, ...

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Definition of selfishness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Origin of selfishness

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Terms with selfishness included in their meaning

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