selfish
en Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making.
Other meanings
Having excessive or exclusive regard and concern for one's own well-being, profit or pleasure, with little or no consideration for others.
Of video game characters: relying on their own actions and capabilities to be effective in the game, rather than on other characters.
Synonyms
- self-centered
- self-centred
- self-serving
- self-seeking
Related words
- hyperselfish
- overselfish
- superselfish
- ultraselfish
- unselfishly
- selfish DNA
- selfish gene
- selfishly
- selfishness
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “selfish” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.