abnegation

== English == === Etymology === First attested before 1398. From Middle English abnegacioun, borrowed from Late Latin abnegātiō, from abnegō (“refuse, deny”), from ab (“off”) + negō (“deny; refuse, say no”). Compare French abnégation. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌæbnɪˈɡeɪʃən/, /ˌæbnəˈɡeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === abnegation (countable and uncountable, plural abnegations) A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] Synonyms: repudiation, self-denial, denial, renunciation ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == Interlingua == === Noun === abnegation (plural abnegationes) abnegation