self-sacrifice
Noun: 1. The act of giving up one's own interests, desires, or well-being for the benefit of others or for a cause: It involves prioritizing the needs or success of others over one's own personal advantage or comfort. 2. The quality or practice of unselfishness, often involving personal cost: It denotes a deliberate choice to endure hardship, loss, or risk for a greater good.
Self-sacrifice is an uncountable noun. It describes a principle or an act, not a physical object. It is often used in contexts discussing morality, heroism, love, duty, or dedication. - It is commonly modified by adjectives like great, heroic, ultimate, or personal. - It is frequently followed by prepositions such as for (indicating the beneficiary) or of (indicating the person sacrificing).
- The soldier's self-sacrifice saved his entire platoon.
- Parenting often requires a great deal of self-sacrifice.
- Her career was built on the self-sacrifice of her parents, who worked tirelessly to pay for her education.
- We admire his self-sacrifice for the community.
- "The ultimate self-sacrifice": A phrase often used to describe giving one's life for others.
- He made the ultimate self-sacrifice by jumping on the grenade.
- "A spirit of self-sacrifice": Refers to an attitude or mindset characterized by willingness to put others first.
- The team succeeded through a shared spirit of self-sacrifice.
- Self-sacrificing (adjective): Willing to sacrifice one's own interests or needs.
- She is a self-sacrificing individual who always puts her family first.
- Selfless (adjective): Concerned more with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own. (This is a close synonym describing the quality, while is the act or practice.)
- His selfless actions inspired everyone.
- Altruism: The belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.
- Self-denial: The act of refusing to satisfy one's own desires.
- Self-abnegation: The denial or rejection of one's own interests; renunciation.
- Selfishness: The quality or state of being concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure.
- Egoism: An ethical theory that treats self-interest as the foundation of morality; in general use, excessive concern for oneself.
- Self-indulgence: The act of allowing oneself to enjoy pleasures or comforts freely.
- "To sacrifice oneself": This verbal phrase is the action described by the noun .
- She sacrificed herself for the sake of her children's future.
- "A labor of love": While not identical, this idiom describes work done for personal satisfaction rather than financial reward, which can involve an element of self-sacrifice.
- Restoring the old house was a true labor of love.
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acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
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