self-serving


Also found in: Thesaurus, Legal, Wikipedia.

self-serv·ing

(sĕlf′sûr′vĭng)
adj.
1. Serving one's own interests, especially without concern for the needs or interests of others.
2. Exhibiting concern solely for one's own interests: a speech full of self-serving comments.
self′-serv′ing·ly adv.

self-serving

adj
habitually seeking one's own advantage, esp at the expense of others

self′-serv′ing



adj.
1. preoccupied with one's own interests and often disregarding the truth or the interests, well-being, etc., of others.
2. serving to further one's own selfish interests.
[1900–05]
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.self-serving - interested only in yourself
self-seeking
selfish - concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman

self-serving

adjective
Concerned only with oneself:
egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, egomaniacal, egotistic, egotistical, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-involved, selfish, self-seeking.
Idiom: wrapped up in oneself.
Translations

self-serving

[ˌselfˈsɜːvɪŋ] ADJ → egoísta, interesado
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Incompetent buffoon Disgraced chancer International liability Brexit braggart Self-serving egotist.
THE MAY CRAPINET; YOU'D FEEL SORRY FOR PM IF SHE WASN'T HOPELESS HERSELF; Britain's Government is rammed full of incompetent buffoons, disgraced chancers, international liabilities, Brexit braggarts & self-serving egotists..fair makes you proud
Power-hungry people or "power-trippers" are more likely to have a self-serving view of authority, and tend to be excessively competitive and controlling, even to the demise of their personal relationships.
Pitfalls in the Pursuit of Power - PsychTests.com Takes a Peak Into the Mind of Power-Trippers
Why is it self-serving for Joe Anderson to seek an extra pounds 130m for Liverpool?
Move will bring cash; You Say Email:letters@liverpoolecho.co.uk
After all, that would make them look like the self-serving power-mongers they are.
EDITORIAL TERM-LIMITS TRICKERY SACRAMENTO LAWMAKERS LOOK TO SPECIAL INTERESTS FOR HELP
In the last 40 years, the United States has added 106 million people; and today, a million arrive legally and three million break into our country annually because Bush and Congress refuse for self-serving reasons to control our borders.
Turning our country into a banana republic
Of Corporate Christianity and its Leading Media Evangelists is a scathing dissection of the self-serving hypocrisy, idolatry, and divisive claims of forty influential, modern-day American Christian leaders, including Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Billy Graham, Robert Schuller, and Jimmy Swaggart.
The Christian Right ... or Wrong?
It is something else entirely to find a representative of the concrete construction industry peddling disinformation about these findings for self-serving propaganda purposes, as readers found in a recent issue of Real Estate Weekly.
Concrete construction industry misrepresents 9/11 findings
Unilateral intervention creates the largest risk of self-serving or pretextual humanitarian intervention," says Gavin Symes of the University of Michigan Law School.
When foreign intervention is justified women under the Taliban
Second, the input they do provide is often ineffective because it is self-serving and "shrill.
How about some constructive input to the FASB?
Your Board believes that the Nano Group's nominees are not qualified and represent the Nano Group's self-serving interests.
Competitive Technologies Urges Stockholders to Vote for Current Board of Directors
It's what the system does,'' said Samples, who advocates term limits as the only way to stem the tide of self-serving legislation.
HOUSE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS LAWMAKERS KEEP BUSY WITH 5,000 BILLS
The initiative is a self-serving attempt by private consultants to guarantee future work for themselves.
Initiative Would Delay Gov. Davis' Transportation Program; Budget Belies Proponents' Claim of a 'Ban' on Contracting

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?