self-seeking
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kɪŋ noun
1.
the seeking of one's own interest or selfish ends.
adjective
2.
given to or characterized by self-seeking; selfish.
Origin:
1580–90
1580–90
Related forms
self-seek·ing·ness, noun
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| self-seeking | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or an instance of seeking one's own profit or interest, esp exclusively |
| —adj | |
| 2. | having or showing an exclusive preoccupation with one's own profit or interest: a self-seeking attitude |
| self-'seeker | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
It all seemed so selfless, so unexpected in a place defined by the self-seeking.
The secret of human happiness is not in self-seeking but in self-forgetting.
We need legal reform because the strength of our economy is often undermined by frivolous and self-seeking lawsuits.
Their business decisions were often both self-seeking and bizarre.
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