Meaning Of The Word Selfish

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selfish
adjective: If you say that someone is selfish, you mean that he or she cares only about himself or herself, and not about other people.

selfish in American English
too much concerned with one's own welfare or interests and having little or no concern for others; self-centered
adjective: devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others

selfish in British English
adjective: chiefly concerned with one's own interest, advantage, etc, esp to the total exclusion of the interests of others

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