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self-sacrifice

[ self-sak-ruh-fahys, self- ]
/ ˌsɛlfˈsæk rəˌfaɪs, ˈsɛlf- /
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noun

sacrifice of one's interests, desires, etc., as for duty or the good of another.

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Origin of self-sacrifice

First recorded in 1795–1805

OTHER WORDS FROM self-sacrifice

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Words related to self-sacrifice

persecution, repudiation, disavowal, pain, distress, torture, agony, sacrifice, ordeal, unselfishness, torment, affliction, crucifixion, mortification, anguish, devotion, relinquishment, self-denial, abdication, abstention

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British Dictionary definitions for self-sacrifice

self-sacrifice

noun

the sacrifice of one's own desires, interest, etc, for the sake of duty or for the well-being of others

Derived forms of self-sacrifice

self-sacrificing, adjectiveself-sacrificingly, adverb
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