as in selfishness
excessive interest in oneself
her degree of self-interest is perhaps best reflected in her favorite topic of conversation—herself
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Recent Examples of self-interest
So there is a certain self-interest in businesses stepping in to fill the gap.
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Roger Trapp, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Israeli officials believed that Arab leaders’ opposition to Israeli operations in Gaza and their diplomatic efforts in support of the Palestinians were, ultimately, not their primary concern; their own self-interest was.
—Maria Fantappie, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2024
Without that transparency, the public has no real sense of how much money large corporations and other powerful groups are willing to shell out to shape state policy in their own self-interest.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2024
Many of us today are disgusted by the identity politics and divisive rhetoric used so much now by those in government and in the media to polarize and control us in the pursuit of their self-interests.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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Roger Trapp, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Israeli officials believed that Arab leaders’ opposition to Israeli operations in Gaza and their diplomatic efforts in support of the Palestinians were, ultimately, not their primary concern; their own self-interest was.
—Maria Fantappie, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2024
Without that transparency, the public has no real sense of how much money large corporations and other powerful groups are willing to shell out to shape state policy in their own self-interest.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2024
Many of us today are disgusted by the identity politics and divisive rhetoric used so much now by those in government and in the media to polarize and control us in the pursuit of their self-interests.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-interest
Noun
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His selfishness ran counterintuitive to the label’s ethos, which Faith Evans described as being familial.Jayson Rodriguez, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
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But that would just be a less destructive version of Bezos’s selfishness.Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Its bathroom has a walk-in shower and a vanity with a marble counter.Angela Serratore, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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In one photo, a 7-year-old Eilish smiles happily in front of a birthday cake designed to look like a vanity.Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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The mentors who called you out, the lessons that battered your ego.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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After surviving the Holocaust, a Hungarian Jewish architect (Adrien Brody) comes to America and is commissioned by an industrialist (Guy Pearce) to build a community center, while trying to bring his wife (Felicity Jones) over from Europe and weathering his own ego and vices.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Psychological egoism is at play here, too, with Jimmy’s extreme emotional investment in getting Grace help.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information, Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism.Sean Illing, Vox, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Self-interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-interest. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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