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View synonyms for self-abnegation

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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Other Word Forms

  • self-abnegating adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-abnegation1

First recorded in 1650–60

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