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    selfish

    US /ˈsɛlfɪʃ/

    ・

    UK /ˈselfɪʃ/

    A2
    adj.AdjectiveConcerned about your own interests, not others'
    Carol thought Ted was selfish when he would not share his food

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    • selfish individuals were identified and shunned.

      selfish individuals were identified and shunned.

    B1

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    • We have been called selfish, we've been called narcissists

      We have been called selfish, we've been called narcissists

    A2

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    10:543 Jokes That Make People Instantly Like You
    • selfish, I guess.

      selfish, I guess.

    B1

    Cristiano Ronaldo non-apology keeps hogging spotlight at Man United | Premier League | NBC Sports

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    • He is a guy who scores a hat trick, and he's so selfish that the next he goes out, and he wants to score a hat trick again.

      He is a guy who scores a hat trick, and he's so selfish that the next he goes out, and he wants to score a hat trick again.

    A2

    Navigating and Healing from Infidelity - Adam Nisenson

    52:07Navigating and Healing from Infidelity - Adam Nisenson
    • I think at the end of the day, it's just a selfish act, that's it.

      I think at the end of the day, it's just a selfish act, that's it.

    • It's just selfish and, you know, if you want to leave, then leave.

      It's just selfish and, you know, if you want to leave, then leave.

    A2

    Generations X, Y, and Z: Which One Are You?

    08:52Generations X, Y, and Z: Which One Are You?
    • Other generations complain that Millennials are selfish, entitled, narcissistic, addicted to their phones, lazy, impatient, impulsive, overly sensitive, weak-willed, and the name-calling goes on and on

      Other generations complain that Millennials are selfish, entitled, narcissistic, addicted to their phones, lazy, impatient, impulsive, overly sensitive, weak-willed, and the name-calling goes on and on

    B1

    Mean Girls - Welcome to the school

    04:03Mean Girls - Welcome to the school
    • And the fool, cause she may seem like your typical selfish backstabbing slut faced ho bag, but in reality, she is so much more than that.

      And the fool, cause she may seem like your typical selfish backstabbing slut faced ho bag, but in reality, she is so much more than that.

    A2

    11 Things That Make People Lose Respect For You

    07:1611 Things That Make People Lose Respect For You
    • you'll come off as selfish, which is neither attractive nor respectable.

      you'll come off as selfish, which is neither attractive nor respectable.

    B1

    How spies are built, not born | Andrew Bustamante: Full Interview

    03:41How spies are built, not born | Andrew Bustamante: Full Interview
    • It's a difficult truth to accept that human nature is inherently selfish.

      It's a difficult truth to accept that human nature is inherently selfish.

    B1

    Pulp Fiction - Ending Scene (Final) HD

    09:13Pulp Fiction - Ending Scene (Final) HD
    • The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.

      The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.

    • And it's the world that's evil and selfish.

      And it's the world that's evil and selfish.

    B1