self-abnegation
self-denial or self-sacrifice.
Origin of self-abnegation
1Other words from self-abnegation
- self-ab·ne·gat·ing, adjective
Words Nearby self-abnegation
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How to use self-abnegation in a sentence
Breaking the link between fossil fuel and our energy-fueled lifestyle requires a certain amount of self-abnegation.
On the contrary, Barkley debunks his own presence in the spot, in a brilliant stroke of marketing self-abnegation.
The Psychological Strategy of the Tiger Ad and Why It Will Backfire | Adam Hanft | April 9, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTHis devotion to you is the most beautiful expression of self-abnegation that I have ever met.
An Old Man's Love | Anthony TrollopeJohn Stuart Mill says that utter self-abnegation has been preached to women as a peculiarly feminine virtue.
Lady Byron Vindicated | Harriet Beecher StoweBut, save in this entire self-abnegation and social exclusion, Mr. McDonogh had none of the habits of the miser.
It is difficult to decide what is meant by sacrifice and self-abnegation in this world of human subterfuge and self-deception.
The Makers of Modern Rome | Mrs. (Margaret) OliphantShe needed someone to listen, not to talk, and Mary had been trained by long years of self-abnegation to fill that post.
Lady Cassandra | Mrs George de Horne Vaizey
British Dictionary definitions for self-abnegation
the denial of one's own interests in favour of the interests of others
Derived forms of self-abnegation
- self-abnegating, adjective
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