opportunism
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1. taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | selfishness, |
| definition | : | stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | opportunist, self-seeker, |
| definition | : | a person who places expediency above principle (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | expedient, |
| definition | : | serving to promote your interest (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | opportunist, opportunistic, timeserving, |
| definition | : | taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | opportunist, self-seeker, |
| definition | : | a person who places expediency above principle (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | expedient, |
| definition | : | serving to promote your interest (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | opportunist, opportunistic, timeserving, |
| definition | : | taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit (adj.all) |
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