self-abnegation
noun[U]
uk/ˌself.æb.nɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌself.æb.nəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/theactorhabitof notallowingyourself to have what you like orwant, often so that otherpeoplecan have it :
Heseemedtobelievethat he could bepurifiedthrough self-abnegation.
Thissoulfulportraitofgrief, self-abnegation, andrecoveryseemedtoappealparticularlyto women.
- Led by adesirefor self-abnegation, hebecameamonk.
- If you have inmindacareerinpolitics, thenmaybethere arelimitsto self-abnegation.
- Their self-abnegation has always had awhiffofhypocrisyabout it.
Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- abnegation
- bar
- batsomething/someoneaway
- blow(something)out
- brush
- disown
- jettison
- laugh
- miss a chance/opportunityidiom
- punt onsomething
- quit
- quit onsomeone
- react
- react againstsomething
- repudiate
- resistant
- spurn
- turnyournose upidiom
- unclaimed