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selfish

/ˈsɛlfɪʃ/

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selfishadjective

more selfish

Comp.

most selfish

Super.

/ˈsɛlfɪʃ/

He made a selfish decision without considering others.

Он принял эгоистичное решение, не учитывая других.

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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.