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selfish

/ˈsɛlfɪʃ/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈsɛlfɪʃ/
selfish
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Short i vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

sel - fish -> selfish

Myanmar meaning

(adj) တစ်ကိုယ်ကောင်းဆန်သော။

Full entry

selfish /'selfÇʃ/ adj (derog )

တစ်ကိုယ်ကောင်းဆန်သော။ selfish behaviour ❍ When you have children, you have to become less selfish. selfishly adv : act/behave selfishly. selfishness n [U]: act out of pure selfishness.

More examples
  • A spoiled selfish child
  • I decided to go for purely selfish reasons.
Synonyms
self-centered, self-seeking, self-interested, egotistical, egotistic, egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, egomaniacal, greedy, hoggish, mean, mercenary, miserly, narcissistic, narrow, narrow-minded, out for number one, parsimonious, prejudiced, self-indulgent, self-regarding, stingy, ungenerous, venal, wrapped up in oneself
Antonyms
benevolent, caring, kind, selfless, unselfish
Cross references
self-centeredself-seekingself-interestedegotisticalegotisticegocentricegoisticegoisticalegomaniacalgreedyhoggishmeanmercenarymiserlynarcissisticnarrownarrow-mindedout for number oneparsimoniousprejudicedself-indulgentself-regardingstingyungenerousvenalwrapped up in oneselfbenevolentcaring
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