abnegation

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The definition of abnegation is the act of self-sacrificing by giving up your own interests.

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An example of abnegation is when a successful lawyer gives up her practice in order to become a missionary.

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See abnegation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a giving up of rights, etc.; self-denial; renunciation

Origin: ME abnegacioun < LL abnegatio: see abnegate

See abnegation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Self-denial.

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