Self-sacrifice Definition
sĕlfsăkrə-fīs
noun
Sacrifice of oneself or one's own interests for the benefit, or the supposed benefit, of others.
Webster's New World
The giving up of one's own benefit, especially giving up one's life, for the good of others.
His brave self-sacrifice won him a posthumous medal, but I think he'd have preferred to receive it in person.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- selflessness
- benevolence
- free giving
- altruism
Other Word Forms of Self-sacrifice
Noun
Singular:
self-sacrifice
Plural:
self-sacrificesOrigin of Self-sacrifice
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self- +"Ž sacrifice
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