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selfish

UK
/ˈsɛlfɪʃ/
US
/ˈsɛlfɪʃ/

Translations

selfishadjective
more selfish
Comp.
most selfish
Super.
UK
/ˈsɛlfɪʃ/
US
/ˈsɛlfɪʃ/
His selfish behavior made it difficult for others to work with him.
Son comportement égoïste rendait difficile la collaboration avec lui.
Additional translations
égoïsteBiologie, génétique.
Synonyms
greedy
egotistical
self-serving
narcissistic
self-absorbed
inconsiderate
self-interested
self-centered
Antonyms
selfless

Definitions

selfishadjective
Lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure.
His selfish behavior made it difficult for others to work with him.
Characteristic of a gene, organism, or system that appears to promote its own survival or advantage at the expense of others.
In evolutionary theory, a "selfish gene" propagates itself even when doing so does not benefit the species as a whole.
(Biology, genetics) Of a genetic element: tending to replicate or spread within a genome regardless of its effect on the fitness of the organism.
Selfish genetic elements can outcompete neutral ones even if they harm the host organism.
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