altruism
nounUK /ˈæl.tru.ɪ.zəm/
US /ˈæl.tru.ɪ.zəm/
Altruism is caring about other people and wanting to help them.
Her altruism showed when she gave her lunch to a classmate who had none.
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2. The belief that people should act to help others even when it costs them something.
The teacher explained that altruism means putting others first.
3. An act of giving or helping without expecting anything back.
Donating his toys to the shelter was a simple act of altruism.
4. In science, behavior by an animal that helps others at its own risk.
Bees show altruism when they protect the hive instead of themselves.