self-denial

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self-denial

noun self-denials

  1. countable, uncountable Action that sacrifices one's own benefit for the good of others.

    Similar: self-abnegation, self-sacrifice

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noun action that sacrifices one's own benefit for the good of others

Españolabnegación
हिन्दीआत्मत्याग ātmatyāg
Portuguêsabnegação
Françaisabnégation
DeutschSelbstverleugnung
Italianoabnegazione
Ελληνικάαυταπάρνηση aftapárnisi
Русскийсамопоже́ртвование samopožértvovanije, самоограниче́ние samoograničénije

noun refusal to recognize unpleasant realities

DeutschSelbstverleugnung
Русскийсамоотрече́ние samootrečénije

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@misc{self_denial_2026,
  title = {self-denial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/self-denial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}