Greed
noun
A strong desire to have more of something, especially money, than is needed.
His greed for power eventually led to his downfall.
Often appears as...
- greed for power
- driven by greed
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Disapproving
noun
A strong desire to have more of something, especially money, than is needed.
His greed for power eventually led to his downfall.
Often appears as...
- greed for power
- driven by greed
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Greed often has a negative meaning, suggesting selfishness and moral corruption.
The CEO's greed led to the company's unethical practices.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Using 'greed' can evoke strong emotions because it's tied to social and personal values.
People despised the politician's greed for hindering progress.
Pro Tip 3/3Often Excessive
'Greed' implies an excessive, overwhelming desire for more,not just a simple wish.
His insatiable greed for success cost him his friendships.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Greed often has a negative meaning, suggesting selfishness and moral corruption.
The CEO's greed led to the company's unethical practices.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Using 'greed' can evoke strong emotions because it's tied to social and personal values.
People despised the politician's greed for hindering progress.
Pro Tip 3/3Often Excessive
'Greed' implies an excessive, overwhelming desire for more,not just a simple wish.
His insatiable greed for success cost him his friendships.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Greed often has a negative meaning, suggesting selfishness and moral corruption.
The CEO's greed led to the company's unethical practices.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Using 'greed' can evoke strong emotions because it's tied to social and personal values.
People despised the politician's greed for hindering progress.
Pro Tip 3/3Often Excessive
'Greed' implies an excessive, overwhelming desire for more,not just a simple wish.
His insatiable greed for success cost him his friendships.
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Steven Pinker and...
Respectable people kept slaves. For all our flaws, we have abandoned these barbaric practices. So, do you think it's human nature that's changed? Not exactly. I think we still harbor instincts that can erupt in violence, like greed, tribalism, revenge, dominance, sadism.
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How we can turn the tide...
and the professional deceivers, who spread falsehoods at the click of a button. Climate change is about making a choice. What kind of planet do we want to inhabit, and what kind of humans do we want to be? A choice between greed and compassion,
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Africa’s rhyming history...
tyrannies where corruption and greed replaced commitment and development as the order of the day the sorts of things which prompted Chinua Achebe no less to pronounce Nigeria's problems at one point as being the result of and these
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Eve Ensler: Suddenly, my...
I suddenly understood that the crisis in my body was the crisis in the world, and it wasn't happening later, it was happening now. Suddenly, my cancer was a cancer that was everywhere, the cancer of cruelty, the cancer of greed,
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Inside the Mission to...
occupying these forests for thousands of years but recently they've fallen prey to basically human greed and this hornbill has this really unique horn on its head that's a solid character material local people have been hunting
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Why should you read “The...
illustrating how Soviet society bred greed and cynicism despite its ideals. And the matter-of-fact narration deliberately blends the strangeness of the supernatural events with the everyday absurdity of Soviet life.
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What separates us from...
And the more I talked about the chimpanzees' plight, the more I realized the fact that everything's interconnected, and the problems of the developing world so often stem from the greed of the developed world,
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Karen Armstrong: Let's...
not just a question of doing your good deed for the day and then returning to a life of greed and egotism, but to do it all day and every day, you dethrone yourself from the center of your world,
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Is Your Perfume Made...
under the supervision of government. Feels terrible that it is because of our greed that we have lost the resource. It's a bio resource. With it going extinct in some areas
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The dirty secret of...
Under this economic logic, greed is good, widening inequality is efficient, and the only purpose of the corporation can be to enrich shareholders,
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Steven Pinker and...
Respectable people kept slaves. For all our flaws, we have abandoned these barbaric practices. So, do you think it's human nature that's changed? Not exactly. I think we still harbor instincts that can erupt in violence, like greed, tribalism, revenge, dominance, sadism.
Video examples
How we can turn the tide...
and the professional deceivers, who spread falsehoods at the click of a button. Climate change is about making a choice. What kind of planet do we want to inhabit, and what kind of humans do we want to be? A choice between greed and compassion,
Video examples
Africa’s rhyming history...
tyrannies where corruption and greed replaced commitment and development as the order of the day the sorts of things which prompted Chinua Achebe no less to pronounce Nigeria's problems at one point as being the result of and these
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Eve Ensler: Suddenly, my...
I suddenly understood that the crisis in my body was the crisis in the world, and it wasn't happening later, it was happening now. Suddenly, my cancer was a cancer that was everywhere, the cancer of cruelty, the cancer of greed,
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Inside the Mission to...
occupying these forests for thousands of years but recently they've fallen prey to basically human greed and this hornbill has this really unique horn on its head that's a solid character material local people have been hunting
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Why should you read “The...
illustrating how Soviet society bred greed and cynicism despite its ideals. And the matter-of-fact narration deliberately blends the strangeness of the supernatural events with the everyday absurdity of Soviet life.
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What separates us from...
And the more I talked about the chimpanzees' plight, the more I realized the fact that everything's interconnected, and the problems of the developing world so often stem from the greed of the developed world,
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Karen Armstrong: Let's...
not just a question of doing your good deed for the day and then returning to a life of greed and egotism, but to do it all day and every day, you dethrone yourself from the center of your world,
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Is Your Perfume Made...
under the supervision of government. Feels terrible that it is because of our greed that we have lost the resource. It's a bio resource. With it going extinct in some areas
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The dirty secret of...
Under this economic logic, greed is good, widening inequality is efficient, and the only purpose of the corporation can be to enrich shareholders,
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Susan Rosenberg
American Activist
We are not terrorists. We're not criminals, we're not motivated by money, we're not motivated by greed. Nor are we simply nice kids gone wrong. We're deeply committed to a different kind of society and a different world. I think that is something very hard to understand for a lot of people.
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J. C. Chandor
American Director
I don't know how you make decisions in your life, but I weigh lots of things, and it's not always the purest of things for why I take a job or do this. I always try to think of the many different factors in my life, and not one is pure greed. One is pure quality of life.
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Paddy Considine
English Actor
I think it's a shame when the arts have to suffer because of corporate greed. People will always strive to make film, and the only important thing is that we keep trying to make ourselves heard and keep making our films, no matter what the climate is.
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John Mellencamp
American Musician
If we have any hope for survival of the music that we all love, compassion must replace name-calling, fairness must replace greed, and we need to come together as a musical community and try to understand each other's problems.
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Genesis P-Orridge
English Musician
People have become obsessed with the greed of celebrity and self-branding and wanting to be known and recognized and succeed in some way, and they're not prepared to share and help each other.
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Teresa Heinz
American Celebrity
John will never send a boy or girl in a uniform anywhere in the world because of our need and greed for oil.
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Nina Simone
American Musician
Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think I'm lucky that I have a place over here that I can call home.
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Charles Kuralt
American Journalist
The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines.
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Sepp Blatter
Swiss Leader
Fifa cannot sit by and see greed rule the football world. Nor shall we.
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Jen Sincero
American Author
A healthy desire for wealth is not greed. It's a desire for life.
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Susan Rosenberg
American Activist
We are not terrorists. We're not criminals, we're not motivated by money, we're not motivated by greed. Nor are we simply nice kids gone wrong. We're deeply committed to a different kind of society and a different world. I think that is something very hard to understand for a lot of people.
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J. C. Chandor
American Director
I don't know how you make decisions in your life, but I weigh lots of things, and it's not always the purest of things for why I take a job or do this. I always try to think of the many different factors in my life, and not one is pure greed. One is pure quality of life.
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Paddy Considine
English Actor
I think it's a shame when the arts have to suffer because of corporate greed. People will always strive to make film, and the only important thing is that we keep trying to make ourselves heard and keep making our films, no matter what the climate is.
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John Mellencamp
American Musician
If we have any hope for survival of the music that we all love, compassion must replace name-calling, fairness must replace greed, and we need to come together as a musical community and try to understand each other's problems.
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Genesis P-Orridge
English Musician
People have become obsessed with the greed of celebrity and self-branding and wanting to be known and recognized and succeed in some way, and they're not prepared to share and help each other.
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Teresa Heinz
American Celebrity
John will never send a boy or girl in a uniform anywhere in the world because of our need and greed for oil.
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Nina Simone
American Musician
Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think I'm lucky that I have a place over here that I can call home.
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Charles Kuralt
American Journalist
The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines.
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Sepp Blatter
Swiss Leader
Fifa cannot sit by and see greed rule the football world. Nor shall we.
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Jen Sincero
American Author
A healthy desire for wealth is not greed. It's a desire for life.
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