self-abandonment

noun self-aban·don·ment \ ˌself-ə-ˈban-dən-mənt \

Definition of self-abandonment

1 : a lack of self-restraint

2 : a surrender of one's selfish interests or desires

First Known Use of self-abandonment

1777

in the meaning defined at sense 2

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