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selfish
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selfish
(adjective)
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selfish
/
ˈ
sɛlfɪʃ/
adjective
selfish
/
ˈ
sɛlfɪʃ/
adjective
Learner's definition of SELFISH
[
more selfish; most selfish
]
disapproving
:
having or showing concern only for yourself and not for the needs or feelings of other people
selfish
behavior/motives
a
selfish
man
She's interested only in her own
selfish
concerns.
I wish he'd spend less time with his friends and more time with me. Am I being
selfish
?
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— selfishly
adverb
He
selfishly
kept the money for himself.
She acted
selfishly
.
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— selfishness
noun
[
noncount
]
the
selfishness
of their behavior
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