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egoistisch: selfish — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

Quality-approved learning entryAdjectiveLevel B2

egoistisch

selfish

mainly concerned with one's own advantage and insufficiently considering other people

IPA/eɡoˈɪstɪʃ/

Primary stress falls on is.

Meaning 1neutral · 91%

mainly concerned with one's own advantage and insufficiently considering other people

Es wäre egoistisch, alle Entscheidungen ohne Rücksicht auf die Familie zu treffen.

Sein egoistisches Verhalten erschwert die Zusammenarbeit im Team.

Nicht jede persönliche Entscheidung ist automatisch egoistisch.

The word is evaluative. It criticizes excessive self-interest, not simply having personal preferences or needs.

egoistisch is stronger than simply personal; it suggests too little consideration for other people.

Choose one answer.

Which behavior is most clearly egoistisch?

egoistisch describes behavior focused mainly on one's own benefit while giving too little consideration to others.