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self-seeking

/ˌselfˈsiː.kɪŋ/

Tradução: Descreve uma pessoa que age principalmente em função do próprio interesse ou vantagem pessoal, muitas vezes em detrimento dos outros. Pode indicar egoísmo calculista ou busca de benefício próprio., Substantivo que designa o comportamento ou a prática de buscar os próprios interesses ou vantagens, frequentemente em detrimento dos outros.

2 verbetes

Relações da palavra

adjective

/ˌselfˈsiː.kɪŋ/C1formal
  • ptDescreve uma pessoa que age principalmente em função do próprio interesse ou vantagem pessoal, muitas vezes em detrimento dos outros. Pode indicar egoísmo calculista ou busca de benefício próprio.

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.

    ptInteresseiro

    • 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.

    Sinônimoscalculatingegocentricegoisticegotisticgraspingmercenaryopportunisticself-servingselfish

    Antônimosaltruisticconsiderategenerousselflessunselfish

Formas
  • 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
  • ptSubstantivo que designa o comportamento ou a prática de buscar os próprios interesses ou vantagens, frequentemente em detrimento dos outros.

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

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  1. Selfish behaviorC1formal

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

    ptEgoísmo

    • 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.

    Sinônimosegoismegotismnarcissismopportunismself-absorptionself-centerednessself-interestselfishness

    Antônimosaltruismselflessness

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

Condições herdadas

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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