self-abnegation

[self-ab-ni-gey-shuhn]

self-ab·ne·ga·tion

[self-ab-ni-gey-shuhn]
noun
self-denial or self-sacrifice.

Origin:
1650–60

self-ab·ne·gat·ing, adjective
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an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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World English Dictionary
self-abnegation
 
n
the denial of one's own interests in favour of the interests of others
 
self-'abnegating
 
adj

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