abnegation

abnegation

noun

Definition of ABNEGATION

the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired <the couple's sudden abnegation of life in the fast lane for work as missionaries stunned everyone>

Synonyms abnegation, renouncement, repudiation, self-denial

Related Words denial, refusal; relinquishment, resignation, surrender; self-abnegation, self-renunciation

Near Antonyms acceptance; adoption, embrace, embracement, espousal

Antonyms indulgence, self-indulgence