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selfish adjective [ ˈsɛlfɪʃ ]

• (of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for other people; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure.
• "I joined them for selfish reasons"
Similar: egocentric, egotistic, egotistical, egomaniacal, self-centred, self-regarding, self-absorbed, self-obsessed, self-seeking, self-serving, wrapped up in oneself, inward-looking, introverted, self-loving, inconsiderate, thoughtless, unthinking, uncaring, heedless, unmindful, regardless, insensitive, tactless, uncharitable, unkind, miserly, grasping, greedy, mercenary, money-grubbing, acquisitive, opportunistic, out for what one can get, mean, looking after number one, on the make,
Opposite: unselfish, selfless, altruistic, considerate, generous,


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