self-serving

ˌsɛlfˈsɜːvɪŋ
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Translation of self-serving into Hebrew

Adjective

selfish

focused only on personal gain or advantage
אִינְטֶרֶסַנְטִי אָנֹכִי תּוֹעֶלְתָנִי
  • His self-serving actions alienated his colleagues.הפעולות האינטרסנטיות שלו הרחיקו את עמיתיו.
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Synonyms and analogies of self-serving in English

adj.egocentricself-centeredMore synonyms

Examples of self-serving in a sentence

  • The decision was purely self-serving and not in the team's interest.

Translations of "self-serving" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
אָנוֹכִיadj. - anokhi

By not making a self-serving spectacle of our own sadness.

בכך שלא נהפוך את העצב האישי שלנו למחזה אנוכי.

I can't tell if your being sadistic or self-serving.

קשה לי להבחין האם אתה סדיסט או אנוכי.

And all this time I thought you were just a self-serving thief.

וכל הזמן הזה חשבתי שפשוט היה גנב אנוכי.

Of course there's nothing self-serving in that scenario.

ברור מאליו שאין שום דבר אנוכי בתרחיש הזה.

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Other translations for self-serving:

  • אִינְטֶרֶסַנְטadj.
  • אינטרסנטית

self-serving: Examples and translations in context

Many people criticize clout chasing for being inauthentic and self-serving.

אנשים רבים מבקרים את רדיפת התהילה על היותה לא אותנטית ואנוכית.

I already knew that anything I told myself would just be self-serving confabulation.

כבר ידעתי שכל מה שאספר לעצמי לא יהיה אלא קונפבולציה אנוכית.

Critics argue that the interests of those in power are often self-serving.

מבקרים טוענים שהאינטרסים של בעלי השררה הם לרוב אנוכיים.

I am so sick of self-serving narcissists.

אני כל כך חולה של נרקיסיסטים אנוכיים.

Everything that you said was a self-serving lie.

כל מה שאמר היה שקר אנוכי.

Perhaps the people of Attilan should know how self-serving you are.

אולי כדאי שאנשי אטילאן יידעו כמה אנוכי אתה.

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