Definitions
Concern for one's own benefit while disregarding others.
Word origin
From selfish + -ness.
Used in a sentence
“This common faith or set of aspirations, he added, could also help Americans transcend their selfishnesses and follies and promote a world civil religion given to justice and hope.”
“And he knows that Patrick can afford to complain about his mother’s minor selfishness but he cannot afford to engage with the idea of his own father at all.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Me-first trait”11 letters
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