self-abnegation
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of othersSynonyms: abnegationdenialself-denialself-renunciation
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Self-abnegation \Self`-ab`ne*ga"tion\, n. Self-denial; self-renunciation; self-sacrifice. [1913 Webster]