Selfish
adjective
Someone who cares only about themselves and their needs and doesn't consider others.
Mark always takes the last piece of pie without asking anyone, he is quite selfish.
Often appears as...
- selfish person
- selfish behavior
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Disapproving
adjective
Someone who cares only about themselves and their needs and doesn't consider others.
Mark always takes the last piece of pie without asking anyone, he is quite selfish.
Often appears as...
- selfish person
- selfish behavior
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Using 'selfish' implies disapproval and may offend someone if used directly.
Calling him selfish ruined the mood of the party.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Obvious
'Selfish' actions aren’t always clear-cut; context matters in determining if an act is selfish.
Taking a long bath isn't necessarily selfish unless others need the bathroom urgently.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Perspectives
The perception of 'selfish' can vary by culture; some acts may not be considered selfish universally.
In some cultures, not sharing food is seen as selfish.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Using 'selfish' implies disapproval and may offend someone if used directly.
Calling him selfish ruined the mood of the party.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Obvious
'Selfish' actions aren’t always clear-cut; context matters in determining if an act is selfish.
Taking a long bath isn't necessarily selfish unless others need the bathroom urgently.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Perspectives
The perception of 'selfish' can vary by culture; some acts may not be considered selfish universally.
In some cultures, not sharing food is seen as selfish.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Using 'selfish' implies disapproval and may offend someone if used directly.
Calling him selfish ruined the mood of the party.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Obvious
'Selfish' actions aren’t always clear-cut; context matters in determining if an act is selfish.
Taking a long bath isn't necessarily selfish unless others need the bathroom urgently.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Perspectives
The perception of 'selfish' can vary by culture; some acts may not be considered selfish universally.
In some cultures, not sharing food is seen as selfish.
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How equal do we want the...
the blind tasting approach, takes our selfish motivation out of the picture. How do we implement that to a higher degree on a more extensive scale? And finally, we also have an action gap. How do we take these things and actually do something about it? I think part of the answer is to think about people
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The five major world...
And while meditating under a bodhi tree, the rest of the answer came to him. All of life abounds with suffering. It's caused by selfish craving for one's own fulfillment at the expense of others. Following an eight-step plan can teach us to reduce that craving, and thus reduce the suffering.
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How to outsmart the...
Rational leaders must assume that the decisions they make today will impact those of their adversaries tomorrow. Selfishness may win out in the short-term, but with the proper incentives, peaceful cooperation is not only possible, but demonstrably and mathematically ideal.
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The Tween Brain PIPE Brain...
world you got to consider the possibilities fascinating surprising right what we think of as preteens being self-centered might actually be your early adolescent brain doing its due diligence making decisions not from selfishness but from taking the
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Which country does the...
This is not about money. This is about attitude. This is about culture. This is about a government and a people that care about the rest of the world and have the imagination and the courage to think outwards instead of only thinking selfishly.
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The dirty secret of...
which is at the cold, cruel heart of neoliberal economics, and it is as morally corrosive as it is scientifically wrong because, if we accept at face value that humans are fundamentally selfish, and then we look around the world
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There's more to life...
But with time, he started to weave a different story. His new story was, "Before my injury, my life was purposeless. I partied a lot and was a pretty selfish guy. But my injury made me realize I could be a better man."
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The Planet Earth...
energy to make their kill never wasting a fin stroke nearly a hundred selfish have surrounded a single school of baitfish it's very rare to see so many of these hunters in one place
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The rise and fall of the...
The bards sang of the brave deeds of their ancestors and praised the accomplishments of warrior kings— and composed biting satires about cowardly or selfish leaders.
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Finding the courage to...
I think selfishness because there are certain things that I want to see in the world because I know that the world as it is makes it impossible to really be
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How equal do we want the...
the blind tasting approach, takes our selfish motivation out of the picture. How do we implement that to a higher degree on a more extensive scale? And finally, we also have an action gap. How do we take these things and actually do something about it? I think part of the answer is to think about people
Video examples
The five major world...
And while meditating under a bodhi tree, the rest of the answer came to him. All of life abounds with suffering. It's caused by selfish craving for one's own fulfillment at the expense of others. Following an eight-step plan can teach us to reduce that craving, and thus reduce the suffering.
Video examples
How to outsmart the...
Rational leaders must assume that the decisions they make today will impact those of their adversaries tomorrow. Selfishness may win out in the short-term, but with the proper incentives, peaceful cooperation is not only possible, but demonstrably and mathematically ideal.
Video examples
The Tween Brain PIPE Brain...
world you got to consider the possibilities fascinating surprising right what we think of as preteens being self-centered might actually be your early adolescent brain doing its due diligence making decisions not from selfishness but from taking the
Video examples
Which country does the...
This is not about money. This is about attitude. This is about culture. This is about a government and a people that care about the rest of the world and have the imagination and the courage to think outwards instead of only thinking selfishly.
Video examples
The dirty secret of...
which is at the cold, cruel heart of neoliberal economics, and it is as morally corrosive as it is scientifically wrong because, if we accept at face value that humans are fundamentally selfish, and then we look around the world
Video examples
There's more to life...
But with time, he started to weave a different story. His new story was, "Before my injury, my life was purposeless. I partied a lot and was a pretty selfish guy. But my injury made me realize I could be a better man."
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The Planet Earth...
energy to make their kill never wasting a fin stroke nearly a hundred selfish have surrounded a single school of baitfish it's very rare to see so many of these hunters in one place
Video examples
The rise and fall of the...
The bards sang of the brave deeds of their ancestors and praised the accomplishments of warrior kings— and composed biting satires about cowardly or selfish leaders.
Video examples
Finding the courage to...
I think selfishness because there are certain things that I want to see in the world because I know that the world as it is makes it impossible to really be
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Robert Baden-Powell
English Soldier
Football in itself is a grand game for developing a lad physically and also morally, for he learns to play with good temper and unselfishness, to play in his place and 'play the game,' and these are the best of training for any game of life.
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Jerry Lewis
American Comedian
I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.
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Barbra Streisand
American Actress
I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven.
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Jane Austen
British Writer
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.
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Gianluca Vialli
Italian Manager
I love players but I'm afraid it has become a selfish culture.
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Pink
American Musician
I write from my life, my experience. I'm selfish that way.
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Christian Laettner
American Athlete
People say I'm selfish. There might be some truth to that.
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Catherine of Siena
Theologian
The poison of selfishness destroys the world.
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Stendhal
French Writer
Our true passions are selfish.
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Robert Baden-Powell
English Soldier
Football in itself is a grand game for developing a lad physically and also morally, for he learns to play with good temper and unselfishness, to play in his place and 'play the game,' and these are the best of training for any game of life.
Quote examples
Jerry Lewis
American Comedian
I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope.
Quote examples
Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.
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Barbra Streisand
American Actress
I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven.
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Jane Austen
British Writer
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.
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Gianluca Vialli
Italian Manager
I love players but I'm afraid it has become a selfish culture.
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Pink
American Musician
I write from my life, my experience. I'm selfish that way.
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Christian Laettner
American Athlete
People say I'm selfish. There might be some truth to that.
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Catherine of Siena
Theologian
The poison of selfishness destroys the world.
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Stendhal
French Writer
Our true passions are selfish.
Example 1 of 10
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