SELF-SACRIFICE

Meaning of SELF-SACRIFICE in English

ˌself-ˈsacrifice BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

when you decide not to do or have something you want or need, in order to help someone else:

several years of hard work and self-sacrifice

—self-sacrificing adjective

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SELF-SACRIFICE — noun Date: 1591 sacrifice of oneself or one's interest for others or for a cause or ideal
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SELF-SACRIFICE — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ noun : sacrifice of oneself or one's interests for others or for some cause or ideal an act of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF-SACRIFICE — (n.) The act of sacrificing one's self, or one's interest, for others; self-devotion.
Английский словарь Webster
SELF-SACRIFICE — ( n. ) The act of sacrificing one's self, or one's interest, for others; self-devotion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF-SACRIFICE — — self-sacrificer , n. — self-sacrificial /self"sak'reuh fish"euhl, self'-/ , adj. — self-sacrificing , adj. — self-sacrificingly , adv. — …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF SACRIFICE — giving oneself up
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SELF-SACRIFICE — -fəs or -ˌfīz noun Date: 1591 : sacrifice of oneself or one's interest for others or for a cause or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF-SACRIFICE — noun the act of sacrificing one's self, or one's interest, for others; self-devotion.
Webster English vocab
SELF-SACRIFICE — Pronunciation: ' self- ' sa-kr ə - ˌ f ī s also -f ə s or - ˌ f ī …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SELF-SACRIFICE — ■ noun the giving up of one's own interests or wishes in order to help others or advance a cause. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SELF-SACRIFICE — [self-sac.ri.fice] n (1805): sacrifice of oneself or one's interest for others or for a cause or ideal
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SELF-SACRIFICE — self-sacrific|e BrE AmE ˌself ˈsæk rɪ faɪs -rə- ▷ self-sacrific|ing ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SELF-SACRIFICE — noun [ U ] ( approving ) the act of not allowing yourself to have or do sth in order …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF-SACRIFICE — n. the negation of one's own interests, wishes, etc., in favour of those of others. øøself-sacrificing adj.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SELF-SACRIFICE — n. the negation of one's own interests, wishes, etc., in favour of those of others. Derivatives: self-sacrificing adj.
Oxford English vocab
SELF-SACRIFICE — Self-sacrifice is the giving up of what you want so that other people can have what they need or want. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF-SACRIFICE — Self-sacrifice is the giving up of what you want so that other people can have what they need or want. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SELF-SACRIFICE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As for self-sacrifice it was mostly incredible. ▪ But co-operation and self-sacrifice also exist, even …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SELF-SACRIFICE — n. Self-denial, self-abnegation, unselfishness, devotion, generosity, disinterestedness.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SELF-SACRIFICE — 25B6; noun SELF-DENIAL, selflessness, unselfishness; self-discipline, asceticism, abnegation, self-deprivation, moderation, austerity, temperance, abstinence, abstention.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF-SACRIFICE — сущ. самопожертвование, самоуничижение самопожертвование
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-SACRIFICE — Самопожертвование
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-SACRIFICE — self-sacrifice.ogg selfʹsækrıfaıs n самопожертвование
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELF-SACRIFICE — самопожертвование
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SELF SACRIFICE — (n) самопожертвование
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SELF-SACRIFICE — n самопожертвование
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SELF-SACRIFICE — n самопожертвование
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SELF SACRIFICE — самопожертвование
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SELF SACRIFICE — самопожертвование
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SELF-SACRIFICE — сущ. самопожертвование, самоуничижение
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SELF-SACRIFICE — сущ. самопожертвование, самоуничижение
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SELF-SACRIFICE — _n. самопожертвование
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SELF-SACRIFICE — n. самопожертвование
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SELF-SACRIFICE — самопожертвование
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SELF-SACRIFICE — Верность
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SELF-SACRIFICE — [n.] самопожертвование
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
SELF-SACRIFICE — n самопожертвование
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
SELF-SACRIFICE — самопожертвование
English-Russian Online Dictionary
SELF-SACRIFICE — сущ. самопожертвование; сознательное воздержание от удовольствий во имя нравственного совершенствования.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
SELF-SACRIFICE — сущ. самопожертвование, самоуничижение самопожертвование
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self …
Английский словарь Британика
SACRIFICE — Act of offering objects to a divinity, thereby making them holy. The motivation for sacrifice is to perpetuate, intensify, or …
Английский словарь Британика
SELF — I. ˈself, ˈseu̇f, South often ˈse(ə)f pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self, seolf, sylf; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — I. ˈsakrəˌfīs also -_fə̇s or -ˌfīz sometimes especially before pl ending -ˌfis noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sacrifise, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF- — combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self-, seolf-, sylf-, from self, seolf, sylf, pron. & adjective 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF- — a combining form of self and variously used with the meanings "of the self" ( self-analysis ) and "by oneself …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — /self/ , n. , pl. selves , adj., pron., pl. selves , v. n. 1. a person or thing referred …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — — sacrificeable , adj. — sacrificer , n. /sak"reuh fuys'/ , n. , v. , sacrificed, sacrificing . n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — I. ˈself, Southern also ˈsef pronoun Etymology: Middle English (intensive pronoun), from Old English; akin to Old High German selb, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SACRIFICE — I. ˈsa-krə-ˌfīs, also -fəs or -ˌfīz noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sacrificium, from sacr-, sacer + facere …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF- — Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from self 1. a. : oneself or itself self- supporting b. : of oneself …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF — noun personification; embodiment. 2. self ·adj same; particular; very; identical. 3. self ·noun hence, personal interest, or love of private …
Webster English vocab
SACRIFICE — noun a sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value. 2. sacrifice ·noun to sell at …
Webster English vocab
SACRIFICE — [sac.ri.fice] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L sacrificium, fr. sacr-, sacer + facere to make--more at do] (13c) 1: an …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SELF — the I as experienced by an individual. In modern psychology the notion of the self has replaced earlier conceptions of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SACRIFICE — a religious rite in which an object is offered to a divinity in order to establish, maintain, or restore a …
Britannica English vocabulary
SELF — / self; NAmE / noun ( pl. selves / selvz; NAmE /) 1. [ C , usually sing. ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — / ˈsækrɪfaɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] the fact of giving up …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF — self S2 W3 /self/ BrE AmE noun ( plural selves /selvz/) [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable usually …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SACRIFICE — I. sac ‧ ri ‧ fice 1 /ˈsækrəfaɪs, ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SACRIFICE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SELF — n. & adj. n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — n. & v. n. 1 a the act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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