NOUN | communication | abnegation | the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief |
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act | abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation | renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others |
Meaning | The denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief. | |
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Example | "abnegation of the Holy Trinity" | |
Broader | denial | The act of refusing / refusing to comply (as with a request) |
Spanish | abnegación | |
Verbs | abnegate | deny or renounce |
Meaning | renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others. | |
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Synonyms | self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation | |
Broader | renunciation, forgoing, forswearing | The act of renouncing / renouncing |
selflessness, self-sacrifice | Acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity | |
Spanish | abnegación, renunciamiento | |
Catalan | abnegació, renúncia | |
Verbs | abnegate | deny oneself (something) |
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