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Noun: self-abnegation  'self,ab-nu'gey-shun
  1. Renunciation of your own interests in favour of the interests of others
    - abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation

Derived forms: self-abnegations

Type of: forgoing, forswearing, renunciation, selflessness, self-sacrifice

Encyclopedia: Self-abnegation