abnegation
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- noun
- /ˌæb.nɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
- Formal
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autoabnegación
- According to maternal ideology, "good" mothers engage in acts of self-sacrifice and self-abnegation, always putting the interests of their children before their own.
- self-abnegation
And they, and then we have this thing of total self abnegation.
- And they, and then we have this thing of total self abnegation.
Examples
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Moderation, yes; monkish abstinence and abnegation, no.
Academic text (2000) -
But she matches her "husband's vast egotism" with self-abnegation.
Academic text (1996) -
Olive's marriage to Harold rewards her for years of self-abnegation.
Academic text (2007) -
There are many variations on this narrative, and each one amounts to a different face of self-abnegation and self-destructiveness.
Blog text (23) -
It is assigned as man's highest good, humility, abnegation, and contempt for mundane things.
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Toil, frustration, struggle, and abnegation are cloaked beneath the meditative unrolling.
Blog text (26) -
Both their religious beliefs and industrial habits lead them to demand much abnegation on the woman's part and a continual sacrifice of pleasure for the sake of business, which is seldom expected in Europe.
Academic text (1996) -
Gilbert reflects on her pattern of self-abnegation in romantic relationships: "I will give you all this and more, until I get so exhausted and depleted that the only way I can recover my energy is by becoming infatuated with someone else.
Academic text (2014) -
Her dedication to charity often required abnegation of her own needs and desires.
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The philosophy he embraced emphasized abnegation in pursuit of a greater cause.
Synonyms
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Choosing not to have something you want for moral, religious, or unselfish reasons
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Giving up your own needs or comforts for others
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An official act of giving up a right, claim, or thing you own
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The act of giving up a right, position, or responsibility
To give up your own needs to help others
Giving up your own wants and needs to help other people
Giving up something you could have, like a right or pleasure
Antonyms
Compounds
How Self-Sacrificing
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Abnegation comes from the Latin parts ab- 'away' and negare 'to deny'. A helpful way to remember it is as 'denying yourself'—giving up your own wants or needs for others or for a principle.