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self_denial

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self-de⋅ni⋅al

[self-di-nahy-uhl, self-]
–noun
1. the sacrifice of one's own desires; unselfishness.
2. an act or instance of restraining or curbing one's desires: To reduce, one has to practice self-denial at the dinner table.

Origin:
1635–45


self-de⋅ny⋅ing, adjective
self-de⋅ny⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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