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noun
The state of someone or something being self-serving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: self-centeredness, self-interestedness, self-obsession, egoism, egomism, egocentricity, hoggery, interestedness, me-firstism, philauty, porkishness, selfhood, selfishness, self-absorption, self-servingness, solipsism, suicism
Antonyms: none provided
History
From self-serving + -ness. First use appears c. 1915. See cite below.
