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
Unfortunately, people can gravitate more toward selfishness, self-centeredness and being mean spirited.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
And still, in an era where selfishness can be an easy path to take, Branch had already decommitted once and never planned on doing it again.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
Later that day, Cynthia reportedly involved their mother, framing the situation as selfishness.
—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
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
And still, in an era where selfishness can be an easy path to take, Branch had already decommitted once and never planned on doing it again.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
Later that day, Cynthia reportedly involved their mother, framing the situation as selfishness.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for selfishness
Noun
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The Eden's bathroom is placed on the opposite side of the home to the entrance and has a toilet, a vanity sink, and a walk-in shower, plus a little more storage space.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 June 2025
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Lean a framed print against the wall in the center of a wide vanity or on a shelf above the toilet.—
Dina Cheney,
Los Angeles Times,
30 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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Our state and federal politicians must insist on order and basic due process in ICE’s performance of its duties, not the chaos and confusion inherent in playing up to Trump’s enormous ego, tiny vocabulary and constantly flip-flopping orders, statements and media posts.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 July 2025
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These are the sorts of fantasies that cultivate the delicate, fledgling egos of the inexperienced, giving them enough hope, whether about their good fortune or their capacity to aestheticize bad fortune, to continue into the uncertain future.—
Book Marks
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
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“Selfishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selfishness. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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