self-sacrifice

[ self-sak-ruh-fahys, self- ]

noun

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

self-sacrifice

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˌself-ˈsacriˌficing, adjective
• ˌself-ˈsacriˌficingly, adverb

Other Words From

• self-sacri·ficer noun
• self-sac·ri·fi·cial [self, -sak-r, uh, -, fish, -, uh, l, self-], adjective
• self-sacri·ficing adjective
• self-sacri·ficing·ly adverb
• self-sacri·ficing·ness noun
• unself-sacri·ficial adjective
• unself-sacri·ficial·ly adverb
• unself-sacri·ficing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-sacrifice¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Related Words

• disavowal
• repudiation