denial vs self-sacrifice

self-sacrifice vs denial

denial and self-sacrifice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
denial	Yes	No	No	No
self-sacrifice	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, self-sacrifice is a hypernym of denial; that is, self-sacrifice is a word with a broader meaning than denial:

denial: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
self-sacrifice: acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity

Other hypernyms of denial include forgoing, forswearing, renunciation, selflessness.

denial (noun)	self-sacrifice (noun)
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him	acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts

Difference between denial and self-sacrifice

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