self-preservation

3 definitions found

self-preservation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Self-preservation \Self`-pres`er*va"tion\, n.
     The preservation of one's self from destruction or injury.
     [1913 Webster]

self-preservation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  self-preservation
      n 1: preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or
           instinctive tendency

self-preservation - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "self-preservation":
     avoidance reaction, defence, defense, defense in depth,
     defense mechanism, defenses, deterrent capacity, ego defenses,
     escape mechanism, guard, negative taxis, protection,
     psychological defenses, resistance, self-defense, self-protection,
     the defensive, ward