to act in a manner for your own benefit at a disadvantage to others.
SELFISHNESS: "Joe used his selfishness to hide all of the chocolate from Lyn so he could eat it later on by himself."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "SELFISHNESS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/selfishness/ (accessed August 15, 2022).