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self-seeking

/ˌselfˈsiː.kɪŋ/

Traduction: Qualifie une personne qui agit avant tout pour son propre intérêt ou son profit, souvent au détriment des autres., Nom désignant une attitude ou une pratique visant à poursuivre ses propres intérêts ou avantages, souvent au détriment d'autrui.

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adjective

/ˌselfˈsiː.kɪŋ/C1formal
  • frQualifie une personne qui agit avant tout pour son propre intérêt ou son profit, souvent au détriment des autres.

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.

    frIntéressé, égoïste

    • 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.

    Synonymescalculatingegocentricegoisticegotisticgraspingmercenaryopportunisticself-servingselfish

    Antonymesaltruisticconsiderategenerousselflessunselfish

Formes
  • 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
  • frNom désignant une attitude ou une pratique visant à poursuivre ses propres intérêts ou avantages, souvent au détriment d'autrui.

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

indénombrable

  1. Selfish behaviorC1formal

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

    frégoïsme

    • 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.

    Synonymesegoismegotismnarcissismopportunismself-absorptionself-centerednessself-interestselfishness

    Antonymesaltruismselflessness

Formes
  • 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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