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   self-abnegating

   adjective

   • 1. renouncing or rejecting one's own interests or needs: "a loving and self-abnegating mother"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSELF-ABNEGATING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SELF-ABNEGATING definition: 1. not allowing yourself to have what you like or want, often so that other people can have it: 2…. Learn more.

   • SELF-ABNEGATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

     SELF-ABNEGATION definition: 1. the act or habit of not...

   • SELF-ABNEGATING definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

     SELF-ABNEGATING meaning: 1. not allowing yourself to have...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › self-abnegatingSelf-abnegating Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SELF-ABNEGATING is forbearing to gratify oneself or advance one's interests : self-denying. How to use self-abnegating in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSELF-ABNEGATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Self-abnegation is the act or habit of not allowing yourself to have what you like or want, often so that other people can have it. Learn more about this word, its pronunciation, and related words and phrases from Cambridge Dictionary.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › self-abnegationSelf-abnegation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SELF-ABNEGATION is self-denial, self-sacrifice. How to use self-abnegation in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySELF-ABNEGATING definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SELF-ABNEGATING meaning: 1. not allowing yourself to have what you like or want, often so that other people can have it: 2…. Learn more.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › self-abnegatingSelf-abnegating - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Jun 12, 2024 · self-abnegating. adjective. used especially of behavior. synonyms: renunciant, renunciative, self-denying. nonindulgent, strict. characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › self-abnegating_adjself-abnegating adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

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   The earliest known use of the adjective self-abnegating is in the 1840s. OED's earliest evidence for self-abnegating is from 1840, in the writing of Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton, author and law reform campaigner.