abnegation

Definitions

The act of renouncing or rejecting something, such as a belief, right, or desire.

Self-denial or the restraint of one's own interests and appetites.

Examples

The monk lived a life of total abnegation, renouncing all worldly possessions and comforts.

Her abnegation of personal ambition allowed her to focus entirely on the needs of her community.

Synonyms

renunciation self-denial surrender rejection abstinence repudiation forgoing

Antonyms

indulgence acceptance assertion claim acquisition self-gratification insistence