Translation
selfish
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Word origin
From ego ('I', Latin), with the suffix -ista borrowed via French égoïste in the eighteenth century.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ego
- English cognates
- ego, egoism
Grammar
Examples
, .
Don't be so selfish, think about others too.
.
He is known for being selfish at work.
atitudes afastaram .
Those selfish attitudes drove all his friends away.
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