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/e.ɡɔ.ist/

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Translation

selfish, self-centred

Word origin

Built on Latin ego ('I') with the suffix -iste. The word was coined by French philosophers in the eighteenth century and passed into English soon after.

Origin
Latin
Root
ego
English cognates
egoist, ego

Grammar

Masc pluralégoïstes

Examples

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You really are selfish.

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She finds her brother a bit self-centred.

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They are selfish people who think only of themselves.

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Stop being selfish and share.

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One selfish act can cost you a friendship.

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This word is part of lesson 51.