selfish

Definition

  • adjective: having or showing concern only for yourself and not for the needs or feelings of other people
  • adjective: concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself
  • synonyms: self-centered, self-interested, sordid

Examples

  • I wish he'd spend less time with his friends and more time with me. Am I being 'selfish'?

  • She's interested only in her own 'selfish' concerns.

  • He 'selfishly' kept the money for himself.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) we have to play. l don't understand you. lt is a fine match with Hockley. lt will ensure our survival. How can you put this on my shoulders ? Why are you being so selfish ? l'm being selfish ? Do you want to see me working as a seamstress ? ls that what you want ? To see our fine things (..)
    1997 Titanic
  • (..) - Hey, yeah! - Hey, yeah! Gogo. Yeah! Whoo! You have to say "Yes, yes, yes" to any selfish demands they make. They demand ridiculous things. Shut up... Do you know what would happen if they heard you? What's gonna happen? Did you hear about the Tanaka clan? (..)
    2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1
  • (..) He didn't want to attack a human being, but he did it to please his master. You know, it wasn't Ripley's fault that his master was cruel and selfish. Like all dogs, Ripley only saw the good in people. Dogs are like that. People should take a lesson. - Is that enough? (..)
    2008 TvShow: Bones Title: The Finger in the Nest Season: 4 Episode 3