self-abnegating

adjective

self-ab·​ne·​gat·​ing ˌself-ˈab-ni-ˌgā-tiŋ 

: forbearing to gratify oneself or advance one's interests : self-denying

Most latter-day first ladies have recalled enduring the self-abnegating life in the White House fishbowl with stoic determination.

—Jacquielynn Floyd

Synonyms

• abstemious
• abstentious
• abstinent
• continent
• self-denying
• sober
• temperate

Examples of self-abnegating in a Sentence

obviously not for the self-abnegating vacationer, this luxury resort is for those whose budgets and appetites know no limit

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above