Possessiveness and Selfishness

Possessiveness

Possessiveness noun - Excessive desire to possess or dominate.

Selfishness and possessiveness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Selfishness" instead a noun "Possessiveness".

Selfishness

Selfishness noun - Excessive interest in oneself.

Possessiveness and selfishness are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Possessiveness" with "Selfishness", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: selfish, self, selfishly
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