abnegation
1 synonym and 4 antonyms for abnegation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The act of holding back your own wishes, needs or interests.
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Etymology
First recorded before 1398. Came into English as Middle English abnegacioun, borrowed from Latin abnegātiō, from abnegō ("refuse, deny"), made up of ab ("off") and negō ("deny; refuse, say no"). Compare French abnégation.
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