as in selfness
excessive interest in oneself
the only reason for constantly ignoring everyone else's problems is selfishness
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Recent Examples of selfishness
Later that day, Cynthia reportedly involved their mother, framing the situation as selfishness.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
But according to this Reddit post, sending it out to friends and classmates adds a touch of selfishness.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 May 2025
His attitude and selfishness during that time led me to strongly resent him.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Other passengers on the train include blue-collar worker Sang-hwa (Ma Dong-seok) and his pregnant wife Seong-kyeong (Jung Yu-mi), a high-school baseball team, and the conniving businessman, Yon-suk (Kim Eui-sung) whose selfishness leads to all sorts of terrible twists down the line.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
But according to this Reddit post, sending it out to friends and classmates adds a touch of selfishness.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 May 2025
His attitude and selfishness during that time led me to strongly resent him.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Other passengers on the train include blue-collar worker Sang-hwa (Ma Dong-seok) and his pregnant wife Seong-kyeong (Jung Yu-mi), a high-school baseball team, and the conniving businessman, Yon-suk (Kim Eui-sung) whose selfishness leads to all sorts of terrible twists down the line.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for selfishness
Noun
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The main bedroom included a four-poster mahogany bed, a fireplace, a love seat, and a small table, while the bathroom offered dual vanities, ample closet space, and a deep soaking tub.—
Carole Dixon,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2025
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Fire vanity projects and double down on core values.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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In advance of the ceremony, the finalists were asked an essential question: Orwell claimed that prose writers have four ‘great motivations’ (putting aside the need to earn a living): sheer egoism; aesthetic enthusiasm; historical impulse; and political purpose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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Trump’s slogans—America First and Make America Great Again—embody the essence of populism, namely using ideology to advance a political program that is morally unconstrained and driven by collective egoism.—
BÁLINT MADLOVICS,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The recent taco taunting has been a blow to his fragile ego that couldn’t go unanswered.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 June 2025
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When egos are set aside, silos are broken, and people move as one — kids are found, hope is restored, and the system starts to change.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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“Selfishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selfishness. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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