Selfish

Word SELFISH
Character 7
Hyphenation self ish
Pronunciations /ˈsɛlfɪʃ/

Definitions and meanings of "Selfish"

What do we mean by selfish?

Concerned chiefly or excessively with oneself, and having little regard for others. adjective

Showing or arising from an excessive concern with oneself and a lack of concern for others. adjective

Caring only for self; influenced solely or chiefly by motives of personal or private pleasure or advantage: as, a selfish person.

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of one who cares solely or chiefly for his own personal or private pleasure, interest, or advantage; proceeding from love of self: as, selfish motives.

Synonyms Mean, illiberal, self-seeking.

Caring supremely or unduly for one's self; regarding one's own comfort, advantage, etc., in disregard, or at the expense, of those of others. adjective

Believing or teaching that the chief motives of human action are derived from love of self. adjective

Holding one’s self-interest as the standard for decision making. adjective

Having regard for oneself above others’ well-being. adjective

Concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others adjective

Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making.

Having regard for oneself above others’ well-being.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Selfish

The word "selfish" in example sentences

Nor yet would the term selfish apply to an East End music hall audience when they eject any one who belongs to a different social class to themselves and wears good clothes. ❋ Almroth Wright (1904)

There is the word selfish, that is, being absorbed in one's own self; in getting every stream to flow by his own door. ❋ S.D. Gordon (N/A)

Don Manuel was indignant at what he termed the selfish and unfeeling conduct of Villabuena, who would thus sacrifice his daughter's happiness to his own pride and ambition. ❋ Various (N/A)

Now this is what I call selfish, after all, said I to myself: you will only enjoy yourself with those whose broken peace you have mended. ❋ Kuno Francke (1892)

But Calipari saw what he called "selfish" play in the first half. ❋ ROGER RUBIN (2011)

Dawkins coined the term selfish gene as a way of expressing the gene-centered view of evolution, which holds that evolution is best viewed as acting on genes, and that selection at the level of organisms or populations almost never overrides selection based on genes. ❋ EmersonWhitecp (2010)

In his first public appearance since revelations of marital infidelity caused his spectacular fall from grace, Woods apologized for what he called his selfish and irresponsible behaviour. ❋ Moneycontrol.com [email protected] (2010)

In his first public appearance since the scandal erupted, Woods apologized for what he called selfish and irresponsible behavior. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In a state of the nation address Wednesday, Medvedev lashed out against what he called selfish U.S. foreign policy and announced Moscow will set up a new missile base near the Polish border. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I don't think the word "selfish" is even a little appropriate here. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Tom Brokaw has told us all about Rosie the Riveter, victory gardens, and bond drives, but we hear nothing about the workers in defense plants who went on strike—and were called selfish, unpatriotic, and even traitorous. ❋ Thaddeus Russell (2010)

Because you are stupid and wrong and just plain selfish and ignorant. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So vegetarianism makes a great deal of sense in selfish, anthropocentric terms. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Even if people remain selfish, bringing the economy under the control of a democratic government could still greatly improve the lot of the working class. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Even if people remain selfish, bringing the economy under the control of a democratic government could still greatly improve the lot of the common people. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Even before I turned thirteen, I fantasized about my twenties, imagining myself breaking free from the confines of my seafoam green bedroom, my future accomplishments sure indicators that the hushed conversations where I was referred to as selfish, lazy, and ungrateful for forgetting to put away the dishes were completely unfounded. ❋ Casey McGrath (2011)

Sometimes you can finesse that limitation by having your characters think and act in selfish, st upid or potentially harmful ways around the concept or object that you want your reader to focus on. ❋ Scott Adams (2010)

He was just plain selfish and he should do what he recommended others in the same situation to do, period .. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This is just plain selfish and lack of concern for our american family. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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