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What does selfish mean?

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Adjective
  1. Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making.
  2. Having regard for oneself above others’ well-being.
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Is it selfish to seek for personal justice if it risks jeopardising the delicate work of the democratic movement?
My beautiful children who I'd had were just gone out of my life in that one single moment, that one simple, selfish act.
You can be rather selfish, though, and a partner needs to be able to deal with your quick temper and impulsive tantrums.
My other reason is selfish I guess, maybe I'm using it as a litmus test to uncover kindred spirits that enjoy the same things that I do.
My selfish desires had led me into betraying this withdrawn and deeply religious family.
Are we to believe that graduates of Yale are so narrow-minded and selfish that they only want to help Yalies?

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