abnegation
noun/ˌæbnɪˈɡeɪʃn/
/ˌæbnɪˈɡeɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- the act of not allowing yourself to have something that you want; the act of rejecting somethingWord OriginMiddle English: from Latin abnegatio(n-), from the verb abnegare, from ab- ‘away, off’ + negare ‘deny’.
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