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self-regulation
self-reproach
self-respect
self-restraint
self-righteous
self-righting
self-rising
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self-sacrifice
self-scanner
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self-sacrifice
self-sac·ri·fice


noun 
Definition:
 
giving up of things for others: the giving up of personal wants and needs, either from a sense of duty or in order to benefit others

self-sac·ri·fic·ing adjective
self-sac·ri·fic·ing·ly adverb
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