selfishness
The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before…The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.
» I am often irritated by her selfishness.
Меня часто раздражает её эгоизм.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.
Egoismus, Selbstsucht
эгои́змegoízm, себялю́биеsebjaljúbije
stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
Examples
32 sentencesI am often irritated by her selfishness.
ruМеня часто раздражает её эгоизм.
It is because of his selfishness that no one wants to associate with him.
I'm annoyed at his selfishness.
Мене дратує його егоїзм.
deSein Egoismus regt mich auf.
His selfishness makes me nervous.
Мене дратує його егоїзм.
deSein Egoismus regt mich auf.
He is the personification of selfishness.
Translations
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Forms
plural: selfishnesses| Singular | selfishness |
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Synonyms
17 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable