self-interest

  • 41self — n. one s own person, one s own body; personality, character, identity; self interest, personal interests of a particular individual adj. uniform, homogeneous pron. one s own individual person; one s own individual identity or personality (myself …

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  • 42interest — Synonyms and related words: absolute interest, absorb, absorption, accent, accrued dividends, accumulated dividends, acquisitiveness, activities, activity, advantage, advocacy, aegis, affair, affairs, affect, affect the interest, agacerie,… …

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  • 43self-esteem — Synonyms and related words: acquisitiveness, amour propre, amour propre, arrogance, autism, autoeroticism, boastfulness, careerism, clear, complacency, conceit, consequentiality, ego trip, egoism, egotism, face, graspingness, greed, haughtiness,… …

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  • 44self-seeking — Synonyms and related words: acquisitive, acquisitiveness, ambitious for self, autism, autistic, careerism, careerist, ego trip, egoistic, egomaniacal, egotism, egotistic, egotistical, grasping, graspingness, greed, greedy, individualism,… …

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  • 45self-serving — Synonyms and related words: acquisitive, acquisitiveness, ambitious for self, autism, autistic, careerism, careerist, ego trip, egoistic, egomaniacal, egotism, egotistic, egotistical, grasping, graspingness, greed, greedy, individualism,… …

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  • 46self-admiration — Synonyms and related words: acquisitiveness, amour propre, amour propre, autism, autoeroticism, careerism, complacency, conceitedness, consequentiality, ego trip, egotism, graspingness, greed, individualism, interest, narcism, narcissism,… …

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  • 47self-indulgence — Synonyms and related words: acquisitiveness, amusement, animal pleasure, autism, bodily pleasure, careerism, carnal delight, comfort, content, contentment, coziness, crapulence, crapulency, crapulousness, creature comforts, drunkenness, ease, ego …

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  • 48self-absorption — Synonyms and related words: acquisitiveness, anesthesia, autism, careerism, catatonia, chill, chilliness, cold blood, cold heart, coldheartedness, coldness, coolness, deadpan, dispassion, dispassionateness, dullness, ego trip, egotism, emotional… …

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  • 49interest — in|terest1 W1S2 [ˈıntrıst] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Anglo French interesse, from Latin interesse to be between, make a difference, concern , from esse to be ] 1.) [singular, U] if you have an interest in something or someone, you want to know… …

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  • 50interest — 1 / Intrist/ noun 1 FEELING (singular, uncountable) a feeling that makes you want to pay attention to something or to find out more about it: Ruth listened with evident interest. (+ in): They share an interest in poetry. | lose interest (=stop… …

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