Synonyms for self-abnegation
Most common
self-control self-sacrifice denial self-denial self-immolation
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Noun
1. Self-denial — the denial or invalidation of one's own needs, interests, etc. for the sake of another's; the setting aside…
self-denial, self-sacrifice, self-control, denial, self-renunciation, abnegation
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Definitions
- n. 1
The denial or invalidation of one's own needs, interests, etc. for the sake of another's; the setting aside of self-interest.
Related words
- Word family
- self-abnegatory
Forms
- Plural
- self-abnegations → self-denials, self-sacrifices, self-controls, denials…
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Self-renunciation surrenders conscious rights and claims; self-abnegation forgets that there is anything to surrender. A mother will care for a sick child with complete self-abnegation, but without a thought of self-denial.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- denial There are five stages of grief. Stage one: denial.
By length
- 6 letters
- denial3
- 10 letters
- abnegation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (denial3 = 3 syllables).