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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of renouncing one's own rights or claims; self-abnegation. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abnegationdenialself-abnegationself-denial

Etymology

From self- + renunciation.

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