self-abnegation

US: (self′ab′ni gā′shən)

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self-ab•ne•ga•tion  (self′ab′ni gā′shən), n. 

1. self-denial or self-sacrifice.

• 1650–60

self′-ab′ne•gat′ing, adj. 

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self-abnegation noun

1. the denial of one's own interests in favour of the interests of others