abnegation
What is the opposite of abnegation? Here is what we hold, with its meaning and related words.
Noun — A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
Etymology
First attested before 1398. From Middle English abnegacioun, borrowed from Latin abnegātiō, from abnegō (“refuse, deny”), from ab (“off”) + negō (“deny; refuse, say no”). Compare French abnégation.
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