selfishness
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈsɛlfɪʃnəs/
:
egoísmo
- How do you differentiate selfishness from self-care?
- selfishness and greed
- selfishness and individualism
- selfishness of men
How do you differentiate selfishness from self-care?
- How do you differentiate selfishness from self-care?
- What character has Thomas shown other than sheer selfishness and entitlement?
- All you're really arguing at that point is the value of selfishness for for your nation.
- So the notion of selfishness breaks down.
- Because I've heard you talk about selfishness and that men aren't selfish enough.
- Because one of the big complaints that men make about women is selfishness, plain and simple.
- And when you do have a kid, like it's, it's over your selfishness.
- And a little bit of it was immaturity and selfishness.
- And just not to editorialize, but I am stunned by the selfishness of Joe Biden.
- Drawing the line where yourself preservation turns into selfishness.
- So if we assume selfishness, we get selfish outcomes, which may be bad.
- You'll find that tonight's resolution reads Selfishness is a virtue.
- All narcissistic people are egocentric, but selfishness is not a slam dunk.
- When we break it down this way, selfishness is very similar.
- So my, my selfishness is my selflessness.
Examples
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My selfishness has cost me a best friend
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Because of their selfishness, the two animals lost the seed they had planted.
Fiction book (1991) -
But looking back on it all now, I fear it was just selfishness on my part.
Fiction book (1994) -
There is too little activity, and a lot of selfishness goes on.
Academic text (1992) -
Your father chose hope over selfishness.
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The Bible also makes clear that men and women are fallen creatures "prone to selfishness and exploitation."
Academic text (2008) -
My father can't hide his selfishness behind our strange family life anymore, and I'm done hiding from it.
Fiction book (2001) -
We have absolutely no right and no excuse to be treating our wildlife the way that we do, other than blind ignorance and selfishness.
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Adam Smith is best known for his axiom that individual acts of selfishness aggregate to a general good.
Academic text (2008) -
Her constant selfishness affected her relationships with her friends.
Synonyms
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4.0
Wanting what is best for you and not caring about others
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6.1
Thinking and talking about yourself too much and feeling better than others
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5.8
Only caring about your own needs and wants
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7.2
A habit of caring mainly about your own needs and not others
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9.1
A very strong focus on yourself and your needs
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8.8
Believing your own needs and views are more important than other people's
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8.2
A habit of putting your own needs before other people's
Care for your own needs and interests
Putting your own needs before the needs of other people
Too much love of yourself that makes you ignore other people
Not thinking about other people's feelings or needs
A way of behaving that shows you do not care about others
A lack of kindness or willingness to help others
Antonyms
How Selfish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word selfishness is built from self meaning 'your own', the ending -ish meaning 'like', as in the word childish, and -ness meaning 'state or quality'. So selfishness literally means the 'state of being like yourself', or simply the quality of caring only about your own needs.