Heroism

Noun CEFR B1

ˈhɛɹəʊɪzəm

Definitions

The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolheroísmo

Françaishéroïsme

DeutschHeldenmut Heldentum Heroismus

34 more languages

العربيةالبطولة بسالة بطولةفروسية

Azərbaycan diliqəhrəmanlıq

Bosanskiheroizam herojstvo junaštvoјунаштво хероизам херојство

Catalàheroïcitat heroisme

Češtinaheroismus hrdinství

Ελληνικάηρωισμός

Suomiheroismi sankaruus

Gàidhliggaisgeachd tapachd

हिन्दीपराक्रम बहादुरी बाहुबलविक्रम वीरता शौर्य

Hrvatskiheroizam herojstvo junaštvoјунаштво хероизам херојство

Magyarhősiesség

Հայերենհերոսություն

Bahasa Indonesiakepahlawanan

Italianoeroismo

日本語ヒロイズム勇壮英雄主義

ქართულიგმირობა

Қазақ тілібатырлық ерлік қаһармандық

ភាសាខ្មែរវីរភាព វីរសម្បត្តិ

한국어무협 영웅심 영웅주의

Македонскијунаштво хероизам херојство

Nederlandsheldenmoed

Polskibohaterskość bohaterstwo heroizm

Portuguêsheroísmo

Românăeroism

Русскийгероизм геройство

Slovenčinahrdinstvo

Српскиheroizam herojstvo junaštvoјунаштво хероизам херојство

Kiswahiliushujaa

தமிழ்வீரம்

ไทยวีรกรรม

Türkçeceladet kahramanlık

Українськагероїзм

اردوبَہَادُرِی

Examples

“At the time, with the D-Day invasion of Europe going on, their heroism was hardly noticed. Plenty of other heroes were dying elsewhere. Plenty of bigger bits of history were being made.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

heroization herolessness HeroMari heron heron's bill Heron's formula

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