self-preservation

noun/ˌself prezəˈveɪʃən/CEFR C1

আত্মরক্ষার সহজাত তাগিদ

Meaning

The instinct to protect yourself from harm.

Example sentences

He jumped back out of self-preservation.আত্মরক্ষার তাগিদেই সে পিছিয়ে গেল।
Silence was an act of self-preservation.নীরবতা ছিল আত্মরক্ষারই একটা উপায়।

Common phrases with “self-preservation”

the instinct of self-preservationআত্মরক্ষার সহজাত প্রবৃত্তি
out of self-preservationআত্মরক্ষার তাগিদে
a sense of self-preservationআত্মরক্ষার বোধ

A common mistake

He kept the fruit in the fridge for self-preservation.→He kept the fruit in the fridge to preserve it.

Self-preservation is only about keeping yourself from harm, never about storing food. It is the instinct that pulls your hand from a flame before you have thought about it.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: self-interest, survival

Antonyms: self-sacrifice

Similar words, and what each means

self-interest
নিজের স্বার্থ
Concern for your own advantage as a motive for acting.
survival
বেঁচে থাকা, টিকে থাকা
The state of continuing to live or exist, especially after danger.

Opposite words

self-sacrifice
আত্মত্যাগ
Giving up your own needs in order to help other people.

Check yourself

“self-preservation” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • প্রদর্শনী
- • আত্মরক্ষার সহজাত তাগিদ
- • নিয়ন্ত্রণমুক্তকরণ
- • পরিবারের প্রধান নারী, মাতৃপ্রধান
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আত্মরক্ষার সহজাত তাগিদ — self-preservation (noun) — আত্মরক্ষার সহজাত তাগিদ. The instinct to protect yourself from harm.
Which word is closest in meaning to “self-preservation”?
- • appraiser
- • cavern
- • self-interest
- • crudeness
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self-interest — self-interest — নিজের স্বার্থ. Concern for your own advantage as a motive for acting.

Related words

self-preservation

noun/ˌself prezəˈveɪʃən/CEFR C1

আত্মরক্ষার সহজাত তাগিদ

Meaning

The instinct to protect yourself from harm.

Example sentences

He jumped back out of self-preservation.আত্মরক্ষার তাগিদেই সে পিছিয়ে গেল।
Silence was an act of self-preservation.নীরবতা ছিল আত্মরক্ষারই একটা উপায়।

Common phrases with “self-preservation”

the instinct of self-preservationআত্মরক্ষার সহজাত প্রবৃত্তি
out of self-preservationআত্মরক্ষার তাগিদে
a sense of self-preservationআত্মরক্ষার বোধ

A common mistake

He kept the fruit in the fridge for self-preservation.→He kept the fruit in the fridge to preserve it.

Self-preservation is only about keeping yourself from harm, never about storing food. It is the instinct that pulls your hand from a flame before you have thought about it.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: self-interest, survival

Antonyms: self-sacrifice

Similar words, and what each means

self-interest
নিজের স্বার্থ
Concern for your own advantage as a motive for acting.
survival
বেঁচে থাকা, টিকে থাকা
The state of continuing to live or exist, especially after danger.

Opposite words

self-sacrifice
আত্মত্যাগ
Giving up your own needs in order to help other people.

Check yourself

“self-preservation” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • প্রদর্শনী
- • আত্মরক্ষার সহজাত তাগিদ
- • নিয়ন্ত্রণমুক্তকরণ
- • পরিবারের প্রধান নারী, মাতৃপ্রধান
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আত্মরক্ষার সহজাত তাগিদ — self-preservation (noun) — আত্মরক্ষার সহজাত তাগিদ. The instinct to protect yourself from harm.
Which word is closest in meaning to “self-preservation”?
- • appraiser
- • cavern
- • self-interest
- • crudeness
Show the answer
self-interest — self-interest — নিজের স্বার্থ. Concern for your own advantage as a motive for acting.