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Definition/Meaning

(noun)

self-sacrifice;

e.g. There is a notion that being a medical student demands complete self-abnegation and pure devotion to study and practice.

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Similar Words

Abstinence

Continence

Self-denial

Self-renunciation

Sobriety

Temperance

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Opposite Words

Gluttony

Greed

Hedonism

Indiscipline

Rapacity

Voracity

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Related Words

Abnegation

Asceticism

Austerity

Continence

Control

Discipline

Forbearance

Renunciation

Repudiation

Restraint

Self-command

Self-control

Self-denial

Self-discipline

Self-government

Self-mastery

Self-possession

Self-restraint

Will

Willpower

Would

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