self-ab·ne·gat·ing
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Definition of self-abnegating
: forbearing to gratify oneself or advance one's interests : self-denying
Most latter-day first ladies have recalled enduring the self-abnegating life in the White House fishbowl with stoic determination.— Jacquielynn Floyd
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“Self-abnegating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-abnegating. Accessed 26 Jun. 2022.
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