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self-seeking

/ˌselfˈsiː.kɪŋ/

Traducción: Describe a una persona que actúa principalmente por interés o beneficio personal, a menudo a costa de los demás., Sustantivo que designa la conducta o práctica de buscar el propio interés o beneficio, a menudo a costa de los demás.

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adjective

/ˌselfˈsiː.kɪŋ/C1formal
  • esDescribe a una persona que actúa principalmente por interés o beneficio personal, a menudo a costa de los demás.

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.

    esinteresado

    • 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.

    Sinónimoscalculatingegocentricegoisticegotisticgraspingmercenaryopportunisticself-servingselfish

    Antónimosaltruisticconsiderategenerousselflessunselfish

Formas
  • more self-seeking comparative form
  • most self-seeking superlative 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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noun

/ˌselfˈsiː.kɪŋ/C1formal
  • esSustantivo que designa la conducta o práctica de buscar el propio interés o beneficio, a menudo a costa de los demás.

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

incontable

  1. Selfish behaviorC1formal

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

    esBúsqueda de interés propio o egoísmo

    • 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.

    Sinónimosegoismegotismnarcissismopportunismself-absorptionself-centerednessself-interestselfishness

    Antónimosaltruismselflessness

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

Condiciones heredadas

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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Generated by language models and not human-verified: definitions, examples, levels and translations may contain errors.