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    [Noun]  | "ab*ne*ga*tion" | \ ˌab-ni-ˈgā-shən \


    1: denial; especially : self-denial


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English abnegacioun, borrowed from Late Latin abnegātiōn-, abnegātiō, from Latin abnegāre "to refute, decline, deny" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns {mat|abnegate|};

    [Noun]  | "self-ab*ne*ga*tion" | \ ˌself-ˌab-ni-ˈgā-shən \


    1: self-denial, self-sacrifice


    Origin: 1647 ;

    [Noun]  | "abnegations" 


    1: the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired;


      * e.g., " ... the couple's sudden abnegation of life in the fast lane for work as missionaries stunned everyone "





    [Noun]  | "abnegation" 


    1: the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired;


      * e.g., " ... the couple's sudden abnegation of life in the fast lane for work as missionaries stunned everyone "





    [Noun]  | "self-abnegation" 


    1: voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites;


      * e.g., " ... even after acquiring great wealth, he continued to practice a kind of puritanical self-abnegation "





     [ "abnegation" ]

    1: Kind and selfless. Synonyms: stiff, selfless, generous

      * e.g.,  ... "Helping that person was very abnegation of you" 


     [ "abnegation" ]

    2: Antonyms: selfish, unkind

     [ "abnegate" ]

    1: To give up.

     [ "Abnegation" ]

    1: Train a man to do great cunnilingus. Then leave him, so he can pleasure other women.

      * e.g.,  ... Wow! This Cougar abnegation is a valiant proof of female solidarity 

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