Antonyms of adj public-spirited

1 sense of public-spirited

Sense 1
public-spirited -- (showing unselfish interest in the public welfare; "a public-spirited citizen")

INDIRECT (VIA unselfish) -> selfish -- (concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman)

Similarity of adj public-spirited

1 sense of public-spirited

Sense 1
public-spirited -- (showing unselfish interest in the public welfare; "a public-spirited citizen")
       => unselfish (vs. selfish) -- (disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others)

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