acts of heroism
- braveryBoldness before danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- valorCourage in danger
- rescueSave from harm
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
fearless · gallant · daring · selfless · medal · honor · saving · noble · bold · firefighter · lifesaving · battlefield · risking · defender · valiant · warrior · triumph · glory
moral character of action
acts of heroismbetrayals
Breaches of loyalty
atrocities · war crimes · crimes against humanity · dereliction of duty · abandonment
beneficence vs. harm
acts of heroismatrocities
Extremely cruel acts
war crimes · crimes against humanity · victimization · acts of aggression · abuses
exceptionality vs. ordinariness
acts of heroisminaction
Deliberate nonmovement
passivity · standing by · failure to act · doing nothing · looking the other way