self-preservation

self-pres·er·va·tion (s

r-v

1. Protection of oneself from harm or destruction.

2. The instinct for individual preservation; the innate desire to stay alive.

self-preservation

the preservation of oneself from danger or injury, esp as a basic instinct

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Noun

self-preservation - preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency

preservation, saving - the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

Translations

self-preservation [ˌselfprezəˈveɪʃən] N → autopreservación f, propia conservación f

self-preservation [ˈsɛlfˌprɛzəˈveɪʃ/ən] n → istinto di conservazione

self-preservation

n self-preservation [ˈselfprezəˈveiʃən]

the natural inclination towards the protection of oneself from harm, danger etc Self-preservation is our strongest instinct. selfbehoud حِفْظ الذّات самосъхранение pud sebezáchovy selvopholdelse die Selbsterhaltung αυτοσυντήρηση autopreservación, propia conservación enesealalhoiutung حفظ ذات itsesäilytys instinct de conservation שְׁמִירָה עַצמִית आत्म संरक्षण samoočuvanje önfenntartás sifat menjaga diri sjálfsbjargarhvöt autoconservazione, conservazione 自己保存 자기 보존 savisauga pašsaglabāšanās penjagaan diri zelfbehoud selvoppholdelsesdrift instynkt samozachowawczy auto-conservação instinct de conservare самосохранение pud sebazáchovy samoohranitev samoočuvanje självbevarelse การรักษาตัวเอง kendini koruma 自衛本能 самозбереження تحفظ ذات bản năng tự bảo toàn 自卫能力

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drivability drive drive at Eros faculty Hobbism in principle instinct life life instinct philosophy preservation principle saving self selflessness vitativeness	Perhaps my mind, with an instinct of self-preservation, sought relief in matters which would relax its dangerous tension. Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context Falk obeys the law of self-preservation without the slightest misgivings as to his right, but at a crucial turn of that ruthlessly preserved life he will not condescend to dodge the truth. Typhoon by Conrad, Joseph View in context It has been urged that the presence of the accused brothers in that fatal room, just after notification that one of them must take the life of Judge Driscoll or lose his own the moment the parties should meet, clearly signifies that the natural of self-preservation moved my clients to go there secretly and save Count Luigi by destroying his adversary. Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context	Self-one self-opinion self-opinionated Self-opinioned self-ordained self-organisation self-organization Self-originating self-parody Self-partiality self-perception self-perpetuating Self-perplexed self-pity self-pitying self-poised self-pollinated self-pollinating self-pollination self-portrait Self-posited Self-positing self-possessed self-possession self-praise self-preservation self-pride self-proclaimed self-produced self-professed self-promotion self-pronouncing Self-propagating self-propelled self-propelled vehicle self-propelling self-protection self-protection depth self-protective self-published self-punishment self-purification self-questioning self-raising self-raising flour self-reactive self-realisation self-realization self-recording self-recrimination self-referent	self-pollinating self-pollination self-pollination self-pollinator self-pollinator self-pollinators self-pollinators self-portrait self-portrait self-portrait self-portrait self-portraits self-portraits Self-portraiture Self-portraiture Self-posited Self-positing self-possessed self-possessed self-possession self-possession Self-Powered Flux Detector self-powered hub Self-powered Multi-fuel Army Space Heater Self-Powered Neutron Detector self-praise self-praise Self-praise is no recommendation self-praising Self-Presentation in Exercise Questionnaire self-preservation Self-preservation is the first law of nature self-pride self-proclaimed Self-Proclaimed Leader Self-proclamation Self-proclamation Self-proclamation Self-proclamation self-produced self-professed self-promoter self-promotion self-pronouncing Self-propagating Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis self-propagation self-propelled self-propelled self-propelled Self-Propelled Accident Relief Train Self-Propelled Acoustic Target Self-Propelled Anti-Air Gun Self-propelled anti-aircraft Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Self-propelled anti-tank gun Self-propelled anti-tank gun Self-propelled antitank gun Self-propelled antitank gun Self-propelled artillery Self-propelled artillery

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Perhaps my mind, with an instinct of self-preservation, sought relief in matters which would relax its dangerous tension.

Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context

Falk obeys the law of self-preservation without the slightest misgivings as to his right, but at a crucial turn of that ruthlessly preserved life he will not condescend to dodge the truth.

Typhoon by Conrad, Joseph View in context

It has been urged that the presence of the accused brothers in that fatal room, just after notification that one of them must take the life of Judge Driscoll or lose his own the moment the parties should meet, clearly signifies that the natural of self-preservation moved my clients to go there secretly and save Count Luigi by destroying his adversary.

Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context

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