self-sacrifice
noun/ˌself ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
/ˌself ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
[uncountable] (approving)- the act of not allowing yourself to have or do something in order to help other people
- the courage and self-sacrifice of those who fought in the war
- an act of heroic self-sacrifice
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