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[ self-sur-ving ] / ˈsɛlfˈsɜr vɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-serving ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivepreoccupied with one's own interests, often disregarding the truth or the interests, well-being, etc., of others. serving to further one's own selfish interests. Origin of self-servingFirst recorded in 1900–05 Words nearby self-servingself-sealing, self-seeker, self-seeking, self-selection, self-service, self-serving, self-similarity, self-slaughter, self-slayer, self-soothe, self-sow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-servingLovell does an excellent job deconstructing this self-serving myth. We're Still Fighting the Opium Wars|William O’Connor|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST The result is not only vindication, but also the self-serving sense that only you can save the republic. A Brief History of Wingnuts in America; From George Washington to Woodstock|John Avlon|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Plenty of listeners will point to Paula as proof that Robin Thicke is a narcissistic, self-serving jerk. Robin Thicke’s ‘Paula’ Is What You Shouldn’t Do When You Get Dumped|Andrew Romano|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Catty, petty, and self-serving,” is how one of those way-right-of-center folk described Geithner to me. Ex-Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Relives College Glory Days|Olivia Nuzzi|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is, inevitably, a lot of self-serving humbug and a lot of tedious pap. South Africa Kicks Off Week Of Mourning Mandela|Mark Gevisser|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST The hopes of the Republic cannot forever tolerate either undeserved poverty or self-serving wealth. United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches|Various This I felt was certainly, in his opinion, a self-serving statement. Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy It was apparent that he had made a self-serving statement to Agent Quigley. Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy They often publish other people's self-serving communiqués without altering a word. After the Rain|Sam Vaknin Through regulation, politics inserts itself as a self-serving factor in market transactions. The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
British Dictionary definitions for self-serving
adjectivehabitually seeking one's own advantage, esp at the expense of others Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to self-servingsubjective, boastful, pompous, self-absorbed, selfish, affected, aloof, autocratic, boasting, conceited, egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, egomaniacal, egotistical, haughty, individualistic, inflated, intimate, intrinsic |