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self-seeking

/ˌselfˈsiː.kɪŋ/

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adjective

/ˌselfˈsiː.kɪŋ/C1formal
  • ruОписывает человека, который в первую очередь руководствуется личной выгодой или приобретением, часто за счёт других.

Describes a person who is primarily motivated by personal advantage or gain, often at the expense of others.

  1. Selfish or self-interestedB2formal

    Acting primarily for one's own benefit or advantage, often at the expense of others.

    ruКорыстный

    • His self-seeking behavior alienated his colleagues.
    • She was criticized for her self-seeking motives in the negotiation.
    • The politician's self-seeking agenda was exposed by the media.

    Synonymscalculatingegocentricegoisticegotisticgraspingmercenaryopportunisticself-servingselfish

    Antonymsaltruisticconsiderategenerousselflessunselfish

Forms
  • more self-seeking comparative form
  • most self-seeking superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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noun

/ˌselfˈsiː.kɪŋ/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее поведение или практику преследования собственных интересов или выгоды, часто за счёт других.

A noun referring to the behavior or practice of pursuing one's own interests or advantage, often at the expense of others.

uncountable

  1. Selfish behaviorC1formal

    The act of pursuing one's own interests or advantages, often at the expense of others.

    ruКорыстолюбие

    • His self-seeking led him to betray his closest colleagues.
    • The politician's self-seeking was evident in every decision he made.
    • She was tired of the constant self-seeking in the corporate world.

    Synonymsegoismegotismnarcissismopportunismself-absorptionself-centerednessself-interestselfishness

    Antonymsaltruismselflessness

Forms
  • self-seekings plural form
  • self-seekings' possessive plural form
  • self-seeking's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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