self-sacrifice vs self-denial

self-sacrifice and self-denial both are nouns.

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

As nouns, self-denial is a hyponym of self-sacrifice; that is, self-denial is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than self-sacrifice:

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

Other hyponyms of self-sacrifice include abnegation, denial, self-abnegation, self-renunciation.

self-sacrifice (noun)	self-denial (noun)
acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity	the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
	renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
	the trait of practicing self discipline

self-sacrifice vs self-denial

self-sacrifice and self-denial both are nouns.

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