self-preservation

1. 1.

   preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency

   Broaderpreservation

Questions about self-preservation

What does self-preservation mean?

self-preservation means "preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency".

How many syllables are in self-preservation?

self-preservation has 6 syllables and divides as self--pre-ser-va-ti-on under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is self-preservation a common word?

self-preservation is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.