as in selfish
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
one self-preoccupied subject in the psychological study was found to use "I" in 80% of his sentences
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selfish
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Iran is not a backward place, even if its current government is backward-looking and selfish.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
24 June 2025 -
There’s nobody selfish, one through nine, and the bench players, too.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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“Self-preoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-preoccupied. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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