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    self-denying
    /ˌsɛlfdɪˈnʌɪɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. characterized by or involving the denial of one's own interests and needs: "he was self-denying, generous, and public-spirited"

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  2. Self-denying means giving up what one wants for the sake of others or morality. Learn how to use this adjective with sentences and synonyms from Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. Self-denial is the act of not taking or having something that you would like because you think it is good for you not to have it. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, and usage of self-denial with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  4. Self-denial is the refusal to satisfy one's own desires or interests. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  5. Examples of self-denying in a Sentence. found the self-denying life of the monks at the monastery unexpectedly appealing.

  6. a decision not to do or have something you want, esp. because it is good for you not to do or have it: He felt he had wasted his youth in self-denial. (Definition of self-denial from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of self-denial. self-denial.

  7. Self-denial definition: the sacrifice of one's own desires; unselfishness.. See examples of SELF-DENIAL used in a sentence.

  8. Definitions of self-denying. adjective. willing to deprive yourself. synonyms: self-giving, self-sacrificing. unselfish. disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others. adjective. used especially of behavior. synonyms: renunciant, renunciative, self-abnegating. nonindulgent, strict.