Self-interest

Quick meaning: Self-interest is a noun meaning One's personal interest or advantage, especially when pursued without regard for others.

Meaning

One's personal interest or advantage, especially when pursued without regard for others.

Example Sentences

I cannot abandon my husband for the sake of self-interest and personal gain.

Corruption becomes fatal when those in power are no longer able to distinguish the difference between self-interest and the national interest.

Government standards of decency and honesty were quite low, and decision-makers were tainted with self-interest and corruption at the very highest level.

And so he reasoned until the first generous impulse to proclaim the truth and relinquish his titles and his estates to their rightful owner was forgotten beneath the mass of sophistries which self-interest had advanced.

Word Forms

• self-interests

Synonyms for self-interest

Depending on context, synonyms include opportunism, egocentrism, expedience, self-seeking, egoism, self-centeredness.

Antonyms for self-interest

Common opposites include altruism, selflessness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include self-seeking, egoism, self-centeredness, egocentrism, expedience, opportunism.

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