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self-sacrificing

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self-sac·ri·fice (slfskr-fs)
n.
Sacrifice of one's personal interests or well-being for the sake of others or for a cause.
self-sacri·ficing adj.
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Adj.1.self-sacrificing - willing to deprive yourself
self-denying, self-giving
unselfish - disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
Translations
self-sacrificing [ˌselfˈsækrɪfaɪsɪŋ] ADJ → abnegado
self-sacrificing [ˌsɛlfˈsækrɪfaɪsɪŋ] adj → altruista
self-sacrificing [ˌsɛlfˈsækrɪfaɪsɪŋ] adj → altruista


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TO MY MOTHER TO WHOM I OWE A LIFETIME OF A MOTHER'S MOST SELF-SACRIFICING DEVOTION
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
He has told me how noble and self-sacrificing you have been.
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But Mary was not as afraid of him as other people were and she was not a self-sacrificing person.
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