self-protection

[ self-pruh-tek-shuhn, self- ]

noun

1. protection of oneself or itself.

self-protection

noun

1. the act or an instance of protecting or defending oneself

Derived Forms

• ˌself-proˈtective, adjective

Other Words From

• self-pro·tecting adjective
• self-pro·tective adjective
• self-pro·tective·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-protection¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Most gun nuts have them less for self-protection than self-projection.

From The Daily Beast

I completely support the right of law-abiding citizens to own and use guns for sport and self-protection.

From The Daily Beast

But with self-awareness comes self-protection and a little paranoia.

From The Daily Beast

Jews deserve a state that takes a special interest in their self-protection, just like Palestinians do.

From The Daily Beast

McLelland was a “good guy with a gun,” an Army veteran who carried a gun for self-protection.

From The Daily Beast

Yet there was about him a tenacious masculine strength, an adroitness of self-protection which needed no champion.

From Project Gutenberg

I refer to the military organization, which was created by the political society in the interest of self-protection.

From Project Gutenberg

The demand for franchise is England's device of self-protection against Bond designs.

From Project Gutenberg

Government can interfere with the accidents;—deadly weapons are, to a certain extent, still necessary for self-protection.

From Project Gutenberg

They know their own weakness, and self-protection arms them to the task.

From Project Gutenberg