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selfishness
Variant of selfish
selfish
definition
self·ish (sel′fis̸h)
adjective
- too much concerned with one's own welfare or interests and having little or no concern for others; self-centered
- showing or prompted by self-interest
Related Forms:
- selfishly self′·ishly adverb
- selfishness self′·ish·ness noun
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