different between selfish vs dissocial

English

Etymology

From self +? -ish. Compare Danish selvisk (“selfish”), Swedish självisk (“selfish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?lf??/
• Rhymes: -?lf??

Adjective

selfish (comparative more selfish or selfisher, superlative most selfish or selfishest)

1. Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making.
   • 1997, John Peniel, The Children Of The Law Of One & The Lost Teachings Of Atlantis, chapter 10, page 127

     “We all have both a selfish separate self, and an Inner Being that is One with the Universal Spirit. In this sense, every human has a sort of ‘split personality’. We are all kind of what you call ‘schitzy’ with these two sides, these two people living within us. And they are in total opposition. The free will dictates which of these two sides will have its way in our life, at every given moment.”

2. Having regard for oneself above others’ well-being.

Usage notes

• Said of people and their thoughts and actions, such as motives, desires, acts.

Synonyms

• egoistic
• egotistic
• egotistical
• self-centered
• greedy

Antonyms

• altruistic
• philanthropic
• selfless
• unselfish

Derived terms

• selfishly
• selfishness

Translations

See also

• self-serving

Anagrams

• Fishels, hisself

English

Etymology

dis- +? social

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??s????l/

Adjective

dissocial (comparative more dissocial, superlative most dissocial)

1. Unfriendly to society; selfish.

   dissocial feelings

   • 1817, Jeremy Bentham, A Table of the Springs of Action

     Under the general name of self-regarding interest (No. 14.) are comprisable the several particular interests, corresponding to all the several motives, that do not belong either to the social class (No. 10.) or the dissocial class (No. 11.)

Related terms

• dissociality
• dissocially
• dissociate

See also

• unsocial
• asocial
• antisocial

Further reading

• dissocial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• dissocial in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• dissocial at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• cissoidal, cladiosis