selfishness; personal bias; one's own feelings
Refers to acting based on one's own emotions or desires rather than objective judgment. Often used in contexts where impartiality is expected.
You must set aside personal feelings and judge fairly.
His opinion is biased by selfishness.
Compound of 我 (self, ego) and 情 (feelings, emotion). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in literary and formal contexts to denote self-centered emotions.