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- pronunciation:
- sel
fihsh
- features:
- Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
If someone is selfish, they care much more about themselves than other people.
Alex thinks his brother is selfish. He says his brother never shares things that he is supposed to share with him.Kayla was being selfish when she refused to stay and help her grandmother when her mother asked her to. Kayla felt bad about it later.- similar words:
- greedy
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| definition 2: |
If you do a selfish thing, you do it because you care more about pleasing yourself than you care about what pleases or helps other people.
It was selfish of Gwen to take most of the brownies for herself.- similar words:
- greedy
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| derivations: |
selfishly (adv.), selfishness (n.) |
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