al‧tru‧is‧m /ˈæltru-ɪz
əm/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: French;
Origin: altruisme, from autrui 'other people']
when you care about or help other people, even though this brings no advantage to yourself:
Many choose to work in developing countries out of altruism.—altruist noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲