English Explanatory Dictionary

self-sacrifice

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The giving up of one's own benefit for the good of others.
  2. The act of making the ultimate sacrifice of giving up one's life for a cause.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

self-sacrifice self-sacrifices

Etymology

From self- + sacrifice.

Synonyms

self-abnegation self-denial

Related words

self-sacrificer self-sacrificing self-sacrificingly
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