self-immolation
[self-im-uh-ley-shuhn]
/ ˈsɛlfˌɪm əˈleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
hara-kiri
Synonyms
NOUN
martyrdom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
affliction
agony
anguish
crucifixion
devotion
distress
mortification
ordeal
pain
sacrifice
self-sacrifice
torment
torture
unselfishness
WEAK
Antonyms
Example Sentences
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Self-immolation as a public protest is rare in the Muslim world, says Dr Michael Biggs, a lecturer at the department of sociology at the University of Oxford, who has researched self-immolation as a political protest.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2011
