Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
self-preservation noun
/ˌselfˌprez.əˈveɪ.ʃən/
/-ɚ-/ n [U]
/-ɚ-/ n [U] behaviour based on the characteristics or feelings which warn people or animals to protect themselves from difficulties or dangers
It was his instinct for self-preservation that led him to abandon his former friends and transfer his allegiance to the new rulers.
(Definition of self-preservation noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
