killer instinctnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈkɪl.ər ˌɪn.stɪŋkt/us/ˈkɪl.ɚ ˌɪn.stɪŋkt/a way of behaving in order to achieve an advantage for yourself without considering or worrying if it hurts other people
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Selfishness
- egocentric
- egoism
- egoistic
- egotism
- egotistic
- inconsiderate
- law
- look
- look out for number one idiom
- prima donna
- self
- self-absorbed
- self-interest
- self-seeking
- self-serving
- selfish
- selves
- vanity
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