self-preservation
/ˌsɛlfˌpɹɛzɜˈɹ.veɪ.ʃən/
self-preservation noun: the instinctive behavior that protects oneself from harm.
Noun
self-preservation (uncountable)
- The instinctive behavior that protects oneself from harm.
- I'm gonna love me, for the rest of my days / Encourage the babies every time they say / Self-preservation is what's really going on today1976, Candi Staton, “Young Hearts Run Free”, in Young Hearts Run Free
- I'm here to tell you want to do. And if self-preservation is an instinct you possess, you better fuckin' do it and do it quick.1994, Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary, Pulp Fiction, spoken by The Wolf (Harvey Keitel)
self-preservation meaning in Tamil and Kannada
self-preservation in Tamil
- வாழ்வூக்கம், இயல்பான தன்னுயிர்க் காப்புணர்வு, தன்னுயிர்க்காப்பு, தற்காப்பக்கறை
self-preservation in Kannada
- ಆತ್ಮರಕ್ಷಣೆ, ಸ್ವಪೋಷಣೆ, ಪ್ರಾಣ ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಆಸೆ
Origin of self-preservation
From self- + preservation.
Questions about self-preservation
- What does self-preservation mean?
- Self-preservation means the instinctive behavior that protects oneself from harm.
- What is self-preservation in Tamil?
- Self-preservation in Tamil is வாழ்வூக்கம், இயல்பான தன்னுயிர்க் காப்புணர்வு, தன்னுயிர்க்காப்பு. See Self-preservation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is self-preservation?
- Self-preservation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce self-preservation?
- Self-preservation is pronounced /ˌsɛlfˌpɹɛzɜˈɹ.veɪ.ʃən/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: self-preservation (page history and authors); self-preservation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); self-preservation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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