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self-abnegation

[ self-ab-ni-gey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. self-denial or self-sacrifice.


self-abnegation

noun

  1. the denial of one's own interests in favour of the interests of others
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of self-abnegation1

First recorded in 1650–60
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Example Sentences

She hadn’t yet parsed the borderlines separating willing self-abnegation, mental illness and abuse.

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It's become a daily self-abnegation ritual for those yearning to be on the inside of Trumpworld and that apparently includes his own son.

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It's true that from time to time he would stray and say something vaguely critical but over Trump's term he became progressively sycophantic to the point of embarrassing self-abnegation.

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Such a woman may not be entirely silent, but she meets the right's ideal of total female self-abnegation, a complete embrace of her role as a servant and vessel for the desires of others.

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The life that Alharthi describes is one of almost saintly self-abnegation.

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