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selfishness
/'sɛlfɪʃnɛs/
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  1. noun
    stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
    Opposite:
    unselfishness
    type of:
    stinginess
Definition that contains selfishness
  • oral a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression
  • hobbes English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)
  • cupboard love a show of affection motivated by selfishness
  • oral personality (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized either by generous optimism or aggressive and ambitious selfishness; formed in early childhood by fixation during the oral stage of development
  • thomas hobbes English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)
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