Learn English – single word for “taking (or take) one for the team”

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Is there a single word that sums up "taking one for the team"?

In this instance specifically doing work alone that would normally be done by a small group, so that others can rest.

  • Loyalty
  • Dedication
  • Integrity
  • Sacrifice

all seem to (me to) be sub-par.

Best Answer

There are a few that would qualify: selflessness, self-denial, self-sacrifice, self-abnegation, etc. They all mean something like this [from NOAD]:

selflessness
adjective
concerned more with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own; unselfish: an act of selfless devotion.

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