selfish 1

adjectivedomain: all adj

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Examples

1.Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights- Maria Weston Chapman

Antonym

adjective

disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others

Derivationally related form

noun

stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others

Also see

adjective

limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs

adjective

lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others

adjective

unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.)

Similar_to

adjective

characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance

adjective

interested only in yourself

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