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selfishness
In plain English selfishness means stinginess resulting from a concern for one's own welfare and a disregard of others.
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वार्थता (svārthatā). By surface analysis, സ്വാർത്ഥ (svāṟttha) + -ത (-ta)
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