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adj. VERBS be, feel, seem, sound | become ADV. extremely, incredibly, very | entirely, purely, totally, utterly | pretty, quite, rather a pretty selfish attitude | basically People are basically selfish.
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selfish
thinking only about what you need or want, and not thinking about how other people feel or what other people want – used especially when criticizing a person or their behaviour:
• Amy, don’t be selfish. Let the others have a turn. • 'I’m not doing this for selfish reasons,' he said. • It was a very selfish thing to do.
egocentric
( also self-centred British English , self-centered American English ) believing that what you do and think is the most important thing, and not paying attention to what anyone else thinks or does – used when describing someone’s personality:
• Teenagers can be highly egocentric, and sometimes find it difficult to see another person’s point of view. • Children start off as self-centred little beings and they do not naturally think of the other person.
egotistical
believing that you are better or more important than other people:
• Like many famous writers I’ve met, he was arrogant and egotistical. • He’s just another young player who has gone out of control in the increasingly egotistical world of professional sports.
self-serving
only thinking of getting advantages for yourself:
• People’s fears are exaggerated by self-serving politicians. • They described the report as ‘self-serving and contradictory’.
think of nobody but yourself
( also only think about yourself ) to only think of what you want to do, and not consider what other people want – often used when criticizing someone who does this:
• The trouble with Alan is that he thinks of nobody but himself. • Before I had children, I only thought about myself and what I wanted.
it’s always me me me!
informal used when criticizing someone for being selfish:
• It’s always me, me, me with you and I have had enough. I don’t need this – you’re welcome to yourself, my dear.
sight
especially written to suddenly see something or someone from a long distance, especially when you have been looking for a long time:
• The missing boys were sighted by a rescue helicopter. • The crew finally sighted land.
Unable to see
blind
unable to see anything:
• She has been blind from birth.
partially-sighted
not able to see things very well, although not completely blind:
• Good lighting can be very important for partially sighted people.
visually handicapped/impaired
completely blind or not able to see very much – used especially in official reports, forms etc:
• a special school for visually impaired children
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