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self-minded

self-minded adjective: concerned or preoccupied with one's own selfish or self-centered needs, interests, or wants; egocentric.

Adjective

self-minded (comparative more self-minded, superlative most self-minded)

  1. Concerned or preoccupied with one's own selfish or self-centered needs, interests, or wants; egocentric.

Synonyms of self-minded

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Forms of self-minded

comparativemore self-minded
superlativemost self-minded
alternative formselfminded

Origin of self-minded

From self- + minded.

Words formed from self-minded

  • self-mindedness

Questions about self-minded

What does self-minded mean?
Self-minded means concerned or preoccupied with one's own selfish or self-centered needs, interests, or wants; egocentric.
What part of speech is self-minded?
Self-minded is an adjective.

Words near self-minded in the dictionary

  1. self-medicating
  2. self-medication
  3. self-medicator
  4. self-medicators
  5. self-metathesis
  6. self-minded
  7. self-mockeries
  8. self-mockery
  9. self-mockingly
  10. self-moderating
  11. self-monitor

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