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selfish

adjective

self·​ish ˈsel-fish How to pronounce selfish (audio)
1
: concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others
2
: arising from concern with one's own welfare or advantage in disregard of others
a selfish act
3
: being an actively replicating repetitive sequence of nucleic acid that serves no known function
selfish DNA
also : being genetic material solely concerned with its own replication
selfish genes

Example Sentences

She's interested only in her own selfish concerns. I wish he'd spend less time with his friends and more time with me. Am I being selfish?
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Word History

First Known Use

1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of selfish was in 1628

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