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selfish

 adjective
     
self‧ish
caring only about yourself and not about other people - used to show disapproval:
How can you be so selfish?
selfish behaviour
—selfishly adverb:
a small child behaving selfishly
—selfishness noun [uncountable]
a lack of greed and selfishness
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