selfism

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noun

The practice of focusing concern and effort on the needs of the self.

OriginEnglish self ← Middle English self ← Old English self →
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Meanings

nounselfism (usually uncountable, plural selfisms)

plural selfisms

  1. uncountableusuallyThe practice of focusing concern and effort on the needs of the self.
  2. uncountableusuallyAn ethical system prescribing such focus.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Middle Englishself
  6. Englishself
  7. Englishselfism

From self + -ism.

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APA

selfism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selfism

MLA

“selfism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selfism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “selfism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selfism.

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