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Meaning of Selfishness | Babel Free

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

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العربية أثرة أنانية الأنانيّة

বাংলা স্বার্থপরতা

Bosanski sebičnost себичност

Català egoisme

Čeština sobeckost

Cymraeg hunanoldeb

Deutsch Egoismus Ichbezogenheit Selbstsucht

Ελληνικά εγώ ιδιοτέλεια

Esperanto egoismo

Español egoísmo

Suomi itsekeskeisyys itsekkyys pyyteellisyys

Français égocentrisme égoïsme

Gaeilge leithleachas

עברית אנוכיות

हिन्दी स्वार्थ हमाहमी

Hrvatski sebičnost себичност

Italiano egoismo

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

한국어 사심 이기심

Kurdî egoîzm

Македонски себичност

മലയാളം സ്വാർത്ഥത

Nederlands eigenheid zelfheid

Polski egoizm samolubność samolubstwo

Português egoísmo

Română egoism

Русский себялю́бие эгоизм

Српски sebičnost себичност

Svenska egennytta själviskhet

தமிழ் சுயநலம் தன்னலம்

Türkçe bencillik egoistlik hodbinlik

Українська егоїзм

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

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

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