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Sacrifice

noun/sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs/
Definition
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈakɹɪfˌaɪs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈakɹɪfˌaɪs/
3 syllables Say it as /sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
forfeitureforfeitritual killinggive
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
nounpersonnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
nouna loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
“he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice”
nounthe act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
noun(baseball) an out that advances the base runners
verbendure the loss of
“He gave his life for his children”
verbkill or destroy
“The animals were sacrificed after the experiment”
verbsell at a loss
verbmake a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
Word Forms
forfeitverblose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
sacrificeverbendure the loss of
sacrificialadjectiveused in or connected with a sacrifice
sacrificenounthe act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
sacrificernouna religious person who offers up a sacrifice
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
opfern
der Akt des Verlusts oder der Aufgabe von etwas als Strafe für einen Fehler oder eine Nichterfüllung usw.
🇫🇷French
sacrifier
l'acte de perdre ou de céder quelque chose en guise de pénalité pour une erreur, une faute ou un manquement à l'exécution, etc.
🇪🇸Spanish
sacrificio
el acto de perder o entregar algo como sanción por un error, falta o incumplimiento, etc.
🇮🇹Italian
sacrificio
l'atto di perdere o cedere qualcosa come sanzione per un errore, una colpa o una mancata prestazione, ecc.
🇳🇱Dutch
offer
de handeling van het verliezen of inleveren van iets als straf voor een vergissing, fout of nalatigheid in de uitvoering enz.
🇵🇹Portuguese
sacrifício
o ato de perder ou entregar algo como penalidade por um erro, falha ou falha no desempenho, etc.
🇷🇺Russian
жертва
акт потери или отказа от чего-либо в качестве наказания за ошибку, ошибку или неисполнение и т. д.
India
🇮🇳Hindi
त्याग करना
किसी गलती या गलती या प्रदर्शन में विफलता आदि के दंड के रूप में कुछ खोने या आत्मसमर्पण करने का कार्य।
🇧🇩Bengali
বলিদান
একটি ভুল বা দোষ বা সম্পাদন করতে ব্যর্থতার জন্য শাস্তি হিসাবে কিছু হারানো বা আত্মসমর্পণের কাজ।
🇮🇳Tamil
தியாகம்
தவறு அல்லது தவறு அல்லது செய்யத் தவறியதற்கு தண்டனையாக எதையாவது இழக்கும் அல்லது சரணடையும் செயல்.
🇮🇳Telugu
త్యాగం
తప్పు లేదా తప్పు లేదా పనితీరులో వైఫల్యం మొదలైన వాటికి జరిమానాగా ఏదైనా కోల్పోవడం లేదా అప్పగించడం.
🇮🇳Marathi
बलिदान
चूक किंवा चूक किंवा पूर्ण करण्यात अयशस्वी झाल्याबद्दल दंड म्हणून काहीतरी गमावण्याची किंवा आत्मसमर्पण करण्याची कृती.
🇮🇳Gujarati
બલિદાન
ભૂલ અથવા દોષ અથવા કરવામાં નિષ્ફળતા વગેરે માટે દંડ તરીકે કંઈક ગુમાવવાનું અથવા શરણાગતિ આપવાની ક્રિયા.
🇮🇳Kannada
ತ್ಯಾಗ
ತಪ್ಪು ಅಥವಾ ತಪ್ಪು ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಫಲತೆ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳಿಗೆ ದಂಡವಾಗಿ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಅಥವಾ ಶರಣಾಗುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ.
🇮🇳Malayalam
ത്യാഗം
ഒരു തെറ്റ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തെറ്റ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിർവ്വഹിക്കുന്നതിൽ പരാജയപ്പെട്ടതിന് പിഴയായി എന്തെങ്കിലും നഷ്ടപ്പെടുകയോ കീഴടങ്ങുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി.
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕੁਰਬਾਨੀ
ਕਿਸੇ ਗਲਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਨੁਕਸ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ ਆਦਿ ਲਈ ਜੁਰਮਾਨੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਗੁਆਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਰਪਣ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ।
🇵🇰Urdu
قربانی
غلطی یا غلطی یا انجام دینے میں ناکامی وغیرہ کی سزا کے طور پر کسی چیز کو کھونے یا ہتھیار ڈالنے کا عمل۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
牺牲
丢失或放弃某物的行为，作为对错误、过失或未能履行等的惩罚。
🇯🇵Japanese
犠牲
間違い、過失、または不履行などに対するペナルティとして、何かを紛失したり引き渡したりする行為。
🇰🇷Korean
희생
실수나 과실, 불이행 등에 대한 대가로 물건을 잃거나 포기하는 행위.
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hy sinh
hành động đánh mất hoặc từ bỏ thứ gì đó như một hình phạt cho một sai lầm hoặc lỗi hoặc không thực hiện, v.v.
🇹🇭Thai
เสียสละ
การกระทำที่สูญเสียหรือมอบบางสิ่งบางอย่างเพื่อเป็นการลงโทษสำหรับความผิดพลาดหรือความผิดหรือการไม่ปฏิบัติตาม ฯลฯ
🇮🇩Indonesian
pengorbanan
tindakan kehilangan atau menyerahkan sesuatu sebagai hukuman atas kesalahan atau kesalahan atau kegagalan untuk melakukan dll.
🇵🇭Filipino
sakripisyo
ang pagkilos ng pagkawala o pagsuko ng isang bagay bilang parusa para sa isang pagkakamali o pagkakamali o pagkabigo sa pagganap atbp.
🇲🇾Malay
pengorbanan
perbuatan kehilangan atau menyerahkan sesuatu sebagai penalti untuk kesilapan atau kesalahan atau kegagalan untuk melaksanakan dsb.
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تصحية
فعل فقدان أو التنازل عن شيء ما كعقوبة على خطأ أو خطأ أو عدم الأداء وما إلى ذلك.
🇮🇷Persian
قربانی کردن
عمل از دست دادن یا تسلیم چیزی به عنوان مجازات برای اشتباه یا تقصیر یا عدم انجام و غیره.
🇹🇷Turkish
kurban etmek
bir hatanın, kusurun veya yerine getirilmemesinin cezası olarak bir şeyi kaybetme veya teslim etme eylemi.
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַקְרִיב
הפעולה של אובדן או כניעה של משהו כעונש על טעות או תקלה או אי ביצוע וכו'.
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'sacrifice'?
The primary meaning of 'sacrifice' is 'the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sacrifice' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'sacrifice' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'sacrifice' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'sacrifice' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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