Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Unselfish interest in the welfare of others
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The one-word substitute for the given group of words "unselfish interest in the welfare of others" is altruism.
- Celibacy means abstaining from sexual relations.
- Misanthropy means a dislike of humankind.
- Egoism means a belief in the importance of one's own interests.
- Altruism means unselfish concern for the welfare of others.
The word altruism is the most appropriate because it specifically refers to a selfless concern for the welfare of others. The other words do not have the same connotation of unselfishness.