Selfishness

Noun CEFR C1

ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs

Definitions

The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolegoísmo

Françaiségocentrisme égoïsme

DeutschEgoismus Ichbezogenheit Selbstsucht

29 more languages

العربيةأثرة أنانية الأنانيّة

বাংলাস্বার্থপরতা

Bosanskisebičnost себичност

Catalàegoisme

Češtinasobeckost

Cymraeghunanoldeb

Ελληνικάεγώ ιδιοτέλεια

Esperantoegoismo

Suomiitsekeskeisyys itsekkyys pyyteellisyys

Gaeilgeleithleachas

עבריתאנוכיות

हिन्दीस्वार्थ हमाहमी

Hrvatskisebičnost себичност

Italianoegoismo

日本語わがまま利己利己心我欲得気儘私私心自分本位自己中心身勝手

한국어사심 이기심

Македонскисебичност

മലയാളംസ്വാർത്ഥത

Nederlandseigenheid zelfheid

Polskiegoizm samolubność samolubstwo

Portuguêsegoísmo

Românăegoism

Русскийсебялю́бие эгоизм

Српскиsebičnost себичност

Svenskaegennytta själviskhet

தமிழ்சுயநலம்தன்னலம்

Türkçebencillik egoistlik hodbinlik

Українськаегоїзм

Examples

“This common faith or set ⟳ of aspirations, he added, could also help ⟳ Americans transcend their selfishnesses and follies and promote ⟳ a world civil religion given to justice and hope ⟳.”

“And he knows that Patrick can afford ⟳ to complain ⟳ about his mother’s minor selfishness but he cannot afford ⟳ to engage ⟳ with the idea of his own ⟳ father at all.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

selfism selfist selfitis selfless selfless dependent Selflessly

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