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And as far as doing God's work, I think the bankers who took government money and then gave out obscene bonuses are the same self-interested sorts Jesus threw out of the temple.
Maureen Dowd

Meaning of "self-interested" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-INTERESTED

self-interested  [ˌsɛlfˈɪntrəstɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-INTERESTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Interested is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SELF-INTERESTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of self-interested in the English dictionary

The definition of self-interested in the dictionary is always acting in your own best interests.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELF-INTERESTED


adjusted
əˈdʒʌstɪd
blasted
ˈblɑːstɪd
contested
kənˈtɛstɪd
crested
ˈkrestɪd
disgusted
dɪsˈɡʌstɪd
enlisted
ɪnˈlɪstɪd
exhausted
ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd
frosted
ˈfrɒstɪd
Hampstead
ˈhæmpstɪd
interested
ˈɪntrɪstɪd
nested
ˈnɛstɪd
posted
ˈpəʊstɪd
rested
ˈrɛstɪd
trusted
ˈtrʌstɪd
twisted
ˈtwɪstɪd
unballasted
ʌnˈbæləstɪd
unlisted
ʌnˈlɪstɪd
vested
ˈvɛstɪd
waisted
ˈweɪstɪd
wasted
ˈweɪstɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-INTERESTED

self-image
self-immolation
self-importance
self-important
self-importantly
self-imposed
self-improvement
self-incompatibility
self-incompatible
self-induced
self-inductance
self-induction
self-inductive
self-indulgence
self-indulgent
self-indulgently
self-inflicted
self-insurance
self-interest
self-interestedness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-INTERESTED

attested
busted
can´t get arrested
Chinese crested
congested
disinterested
flat-chested
forested
means-tested
predigested
rat-infested
shark-infested
tried-and-tested
unattested
uncontested
undigested
unharvested
uninterested
unmolested
untested
unvested

Synonyms and antonyms of self-interested in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SELF-INTERESTED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «self-interested» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of self-interested

Translation of «self-interested» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-INTERESTED

Find out the translation of self-interested to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-interested from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-interested» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自利
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

egoísta
570 millions of speakers

English

self-interested
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोभी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نفعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

корыстной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

interesseira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আত্মম্ভরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intéressé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berminat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eigennützige
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自己本位の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자기 관심
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kasengsem
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự quan tâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய ஆர்வம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्व-स्वारस्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kendi çıkarını
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

auto- interessati
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Interesuje siebie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

корисливою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

auto- interesat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιδιοτελείς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

self- belang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

egennyttiga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

egeninteresse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-interested

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-INTERESTED»

The term «self-interested» is regularly used and occupies the 96.511 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-INTERESTED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-interested

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6 QUOTES WITH «SELF-INTERESTED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word self-interested.
1
Geoff Davis
Heritage Action is a self-interested fundraising organization led by a former Giuliani staffer who is not taking counsel from real conservatives... It is a worthless organization to the conservative movement. I'll be the first to say that.
2
Maureen Dowd
And as far as doing God's work, I think the bankers who took government money and then gave out obscene bonuses are the same self-interested sorts Jesus threw out of the temple.
3
Robert Hass
The market doesn't make communities. Markets make networks of self-interested individuals, and they work as long as there's more than enough to go around.
4
Roger Rosenblatt
If the sad truth be known, writers, being the misfits we are, probably ought not to belong to families in the first place. We simply are too self-interested, though we may excuse the flaw by calling it 'focused.'
5
Edward Snowden
I don't see myself as a hero because what I'm doing is self-interested: I don't want to live in a world where there's no privacy and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity.
6
Matthew Weiner
I guess because I'm a liberal I think it's not people's natural instinct to be completely self-interested.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-INTERESTED»

Discover the use of self-interested in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-interested and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Patriotic Competition Against Self-interested Combination, ...
By a Union Between the Nobility, the Landed, and Independent, Interest, the Clergy, and Consumer: with a View of Reducing Commodities from Their Money, Or Market, Price, to Ther Real, Or Labour, Price. PATRIOTIC COMPETITION ...
‎1800
2
Desire and Motivation in Indian Philosophy
It states that the advice to eliminate selfishness is the advice to eliminate excessively self-interested action, but that the advice also entails the elimination of all self-interested desires. The argument may be schematized in the following way: ...
Christopher G. Framarin, 2009
3
THE LOGIC OF COLLECTIVE ACTION
self-interest follows logically from the premise of rational and self- interested behavior. It does not follow, because all of the individuals in a group would gain if they achieved their group objective, that they would act to achieve that objective,  ...
Mancur OLSON, 2009
4
Gewirth: Critical Essays on Action, Rationality, and Community
Moreover, by assumption in this case, the moral reasons did not clash with the relevant self-interested reasons; they simply made a recommendation where the relevant self-interested reasons were silent. Consequently, a rational weighing of  ...
Michael Boylan, 1999
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The Social Psychology of Organizational Behavior: Key Readings
There are at least two reasons why the expectation of self-interested behavior from others could lead people to act (contrary to their private preferences) in a self- interested manner themselves and thereby unwittingly provide further evidence ...
Leigh L. Thompson, 2003
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Responsible Decision Making
She says that both forms of non self-interested motives (empathic feelings and moral commitments) are embedded in a social context, which makes them susceptible to being undermined by self-interested behavior on the part of others.
Laszlo Zsolnai, 2011
7
Social and Political Philosophy: Contemporary Perspectives
When we rationally assess the relevant reasons in conflict cases, it is best to cast the conflict not as a conflict between self-interested reasons and moral reasons, but instead as a conflict between self-interested reasons and altruistic reasons.
James P. Sterba, 2002
8
Theory, Justice, and Social Change: Theoretical Integrations ...
Self-interested pursuit of personal profit is not only economically desirable, but also morally acceptable. The latter is, perhaps, most problematic in that "moral mover" (Laing, 1967: 59) under capitalism manifests self-interested behavior in all ...
Bruce A. Arrigo, Christopher R. Williams, 2004
9
Mechanisms of Democracy : Institutional Design Writ Small: ...
Self-Interested Decisionmaking: Two Strategies of Design The use of veil rules is not the principal means by which the Constitution constrains self-interested decisionmaking. The Framers' simple theory of action held that decisions are the  ...
Adrian Vermeule Professor of Law Harvard Law School, 2007
10
Dignity, Character, and Self-respect
If, on the other hand, the answer is affirmative to the second question, but negative to the others, then she acted out of self-interested reasons, and justifiably so. And if the answer is affirmative to (3) only, then her action, although not a ...
Robin S. Dillon, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-INTERESTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-interested is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wal-Mart's self-interested shot at reviving the American factory
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — The group cheer at Wal-Mart's third annual U.S. manufacturing summit — convened to find more American-made products — was ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
SURVEY: Australian business leaders are seen as a self-interested
Australian business leaders are not seen as the most trustworthy bunch, according to the latest research. The Swinburne Leadership Survey, which polled 800 ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
3
LSE report says cutting emissions is self-interested
New research by the London School of Economics shows that the National Government's assumption that action on climate change will cost more than inaction ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
4
Fragmented into self-interested factions, they are unable to lead …
The experts prescribe for our dysfunctional politics our need to create cohesive electoral parties focused on policy instead of “pork.” But to do so is to go against ... «The Manila Times, Jul 15»
5
PartnerRe sets record straight on 'self-interested' Thiele
The board of PartnerRe has sought to set the record straight following comments made by Patrick Thiele, the former chief executive officer of PartnerRe, ... «Intelligent Insurer, Jul 15»
6
No Moore Nimbys: Baird's new planning commission to weed out …
PREMIER Mike Baird's new Greater Sydney Commission will focus on overriding the self-interested NIMBY decisions being made by Sydney Lord Mayor Clover ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
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BT and EE slam 'self-interested' competitors for trying to derail merger
BT and EE claim their proposed merger will have a positive economic impact on the UK, while accusing “self-interested” companies of trying to sabotage the ... «ComputerWeekly.com, Jun 15»
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The AMA is a platform for self-interested grandstanders
The AMA is a platform for self-interested grandstanders. by: Judith Sloan; From: The Australian; May 23, 2015 12:00AM. Increase Text Size · Decrease Text Size ... «The Australian, May 15»
9
Iron ore price inquiry is for the ignorant and indecently self-interested
Those considering this seriously are either ignorant about how our economy works or indecently self-interested. The rest of the world has taken Australia very ... «The Australian Financial Review, May 15»
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Wasserman Schultz calls Marco Rubio a 'self-interested and …
"His record makes clear that he has no new ideas and is simply a self-interested and opportunistic politician. "He was for his own immigration plan before he was ... «Sun Sentinel, Mar 15»

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