self-abnegation
noun
self-ab·ne·ga·tion
ˌself-ˌab-ni-ˈgā-shən 
plural self-abnegations
: self-denial, self-sacrifice
… the notion that having a baby demands complete and total self-abnegation, and anything short of that is not enough.—
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Examples of self-abnegation in a Sentence
even after acquiring great wealth, he continued to practice a kind of puritanical self-abnegation
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The audience responds gratefully to this level of self-abnegation, and the frankly chilling sounds that come out of her.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
His self-abnegation proved successful: Trump endorsed him, and Vance won the primary and then the general election.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
The dynamics grew softer as the piece went along, expressing self-abnegation in the face of failure.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Honoré recalls the dirt of a horny adolescent’s lust, the emotional confusion that twists desire for contact and intimacy into degradation, self-abnegation, and the longing for salvation — needs effaced by the title’s unclear American translation.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 May 2023
The tenacious resistance among many Democratic politicians to publicly challenge the court’s misdeeds stands as a spectacular act of self-abnegation.
—Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
His self-abnegation proved successful: Trump endorsed him, and Vance won the primary and then the general election.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
The dynamics grew softer as the piece went along, expressing self-abnegation in the face of failure.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Honoré recalls the dirt of a horny adolescent’s lust, the emotional confusion that twists desire for contact and intimacy into degradation, self-abnegation, and the longing for salvation — needs effaced by the title’s unclear American translation.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 May 2023
The tenacious resistance among many Democratic politicians to publicly challenge the court’s misdeeds stands as a spectacular act of self-abnegation.
—Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
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“Self-abnegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-abnegation. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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