selfish (a)

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def concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
examples Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights Maria Weston Chapman
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Also see egoistic, egoistical, egocentric, self-centered, self-centred; inconsiderate; stingy, ungenerous
Derivationally related form selfish → selfishness
Antonym selfish → unselfish
Similar to egotistic, egotistical, narcissistic, self-loving; self-serving, self-seeking
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Also see egoistic, egoistical, egocentric, self-centered, self-centred; inconsiderate; stingy, ungenerous
Similar to egotistic, egotistical, narcissistic, self-loving; self-serving, self-seeking
Antonym unselfish → selfish
Derived from adjective selfishly → selfish
Derivationally related form selfishness → selfish

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