SELF-SACRIFICE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity

Synonyms:

self-sacrifice; selflessness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("self-sacrifice" is a kind of...):

cooperation (joint operation or action)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "self-sacrifice"):

abnegation; denial; self-abnegation; self-denial; self-renunciation (renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others)