Synonyms for self-sacrifice
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : self-sak-ruh-fahys, self- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌsɛlfˈsæk rəˌfaɪs, ˈsɛlf- |
Top 10 synonyms for self-sacrifice
- agonizing
- agony
- anguish
- ascetic
- asceticism
- cancellation
- crucifixion
- demission
- denial
- devotion
- disclaimer
- distress
- eschewal
- eschewing
- forbearing
- forswearing
- giving up
- mortification
- ordeal
- pain
- quitclaim
- rebuff
- refusal
- relinquishment
- remission
- renouncement
- renunciation
- repeal
- resignation
- sacrifice
- self-abnegation
- self-denial
- self-immolation
- self-sacrifice
- selflessness
- spurning
- surrender
- torment
- torture
- unselfishness
- veto
- waiver
- yielding
Définition of self-sacrifice
Origin :- 1805, from self- + sacrifice (n.). Adjective self-sacrific'd attested from 1711. Related: self-sacrificing.
- As in martyrdom : noun suffering endured for sake of a cause
- As in renunciation : noun abandonment, rejection
- As in self-denial : noun abstinence
- As in quitclaim : noun abdication
- As in relinquishment : noun abdication
- Considered as a form of self-sacrifice, it was not without its pleasures.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Somewhere in him were the seeds of self-sacrifice, the seeds of a generous devotion to others.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- For a man of real convictions this is a fine opportunity of self-sacrifice.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- As they passed he tasted to the full all the bitter joys of self-sacrifice.
- Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
- Miss Emily and me had a talk about self-sacrifice and I see my duty plain.
- Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- She was very enthusiastic about his generosity and self-sacrifice.
- Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- The struggle was soon over, and the impulse of self-sacrifice had conquered.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- If so, it was the frenzy of a self-sacrifice that was sublimity itself.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- It means a lot of self-sacrifice for you both, to be separated so soon; but it will be the making of him.
- Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
- How, then, explain this extraordinary act of self-sacrifice?
- Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
Antonyms for self-sacrifice
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