self-sacrificenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌselfˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/us/ˌselfˈsæk.rə.faɪs/approvinggiving up what you want so that other people can have what they want:
People say this is a selfish society, but frankly I've seen too much kindness, self-sacrifice and generosity to believe that.
The job requires a lot of enthusiasm, dedication and self-sacrifice.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stop having or doing something
- abdicate
- bail out
- bandh
- break with sth
- butt out
- cede
- drop
- fly
- forwent
- ghost
- give (sth) up
- give sb up
- give sth up as a bad job idiom
- give up on sb/sth
- grow
- subjugate
- take a back seat idiom
- throw (sth) up
- throw in the towel idiom 1
- towel
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self-sacrificing
adjective uk/ˌselfˈsæk.rɪ.faɪ.sɪŋ/us/ˌselfˈsæk.rə.faɪ.sɪŋ/