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self-preservation

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self-pres·er·va·tion (slfprzr-vshn)
n.
1. Protection of oneself from harm or destruction.
2. The instinct for individual preservation; the innate desire to stay alive.

self-preservation
n
the preservation of oneself from danger or injury, esp as a basic instinct
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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] Nautopreservación f, propia conservación f

self-preservation [ˈsɛlfˌprɛzəˈveɪʃn] nistinto 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


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