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selfishness Definition


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selfish
adj
    1. Concerned only with one's personal welfare, with total disregard to that of others.
      Thesaurus: egocentric, egotistical, self-indulgent, self-seeking, self-centred, self-serving.
    2. Said of an act: revealing such a tendency.
Derivative: selfishly
adverb
    Derivative: selfishness
    noun
      Etymology: 17c.



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