self-sacrificing (Meaning)

Wordnet

self-sacrificing (s)

willing to deprive yourself

Webster

self-sacrificing (a.)

Yielding up one's own interest, ffeelings, etc; sacrificing one's self.

FAQs About the word self-sacrificing

willing to deprive yourselfYielding up one's own interest, ffeelings, etc; sacrificing one's self.

humanitarian, altruistic, benevolent, philanthropic,selfless, charitable, philanthropical, bounteous, bountiful, munificent

selfish, self-centered, self-centered,selfish, niggardly, pitiless, niggardly, tightfisted, self-concerned, self-concerned

The firefighters exhibited extraordinary self-sacrificing bravery in rescuing civilians from the blazing inferno.

The nurse dedicated her life to self-sacrificingly caring for the sick and needy.

The soldier's self-sacrificing act of throwing himself on a grenade saved his comrades' lives.

The mother made self-sacrificing choices daily, putting her children's well-being before her own.