denial
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- noun
- /dɪˈnaɪəl/
:
abnegación
- The motive behind this self-denial is the need to realize her family's wishes.
- self-denial
- form of self-denial
Examples
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Lent is about sacrifice and growth through self-denial.
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Your whole life has been a celebration of self-denial.
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This is growth, this is self-denial... and this is sacrifice.
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Through self-improvement in the form of healthy living and self-denial, beauty becomes an attainable goal.
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Self-denial and mortification of the flesh... that's what brings us closer to God.
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In order to excel, the athlete must live an ascetic life of self-denial and undergo rigorous physical training.
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The consistency of Dan's position, rooted in the self-denial characteristic of his ideology, is not shared by the other characters.
Academic text (2002) -
There is also no addressing the achievement of the individual who lives by the precepts of Naziriteship or ascetic self-denial.
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A sweeping selflessness, more akin to self-denial—or harder and broader, denial of the self—is the cardinal Marine virtue.
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Her self-sacrifice was a true act of denial for her children's happiness.
Synonyms
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Choosing not to have something you want for moral, religious, or unselfish reasons
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To give up your comfort to help other people
Giving up your own wants and needs to help other people
To give up your own needs to help others
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A joking way to show someone refuses to accept the truth
Compounds
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Choosing not to have something you want for moral, religious, or unselfish reasons
How Self-Denying
- Formal
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- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Denial comes from the Latin denegare, 'to say no', and so this sense of denial is about saying 'no' to your own wants or comfort. That is why denial can mean giving up your own desires for the sake of others.