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.—Jessi Klein
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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