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selfish
caring mainly about your own wants instead of others
Synonyms
- greedy
- egocentric
- inconsiderate
Antonyms
- generous
- selfless
selfish in a sentence
It was selfish to keep all the art supplies away from the group.
The selfish player refused to pass the ball to any teammate.
Where it comes from
From English self + -ish
Memory hook
SELF-ish means thinking too much about SELF.
Read it in context
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