ABNEGATIONS Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word abnegations. (close relations)
Definition of ABNEGATIONS
Best Alternative Words for ABNEGATIONS
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| abjurations | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion | ||||||||
| relinquishments | nounn | |||||||
noun • a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. • the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. | ||||||||
| renunciations | nounn | |||||||
noun • rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid • the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) • an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned • the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) | ||||||||
| sacrifices | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. • personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) • a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value • the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity • (baseball) an out that advances the base runners verb • endure the loss of • kill or destroy • sell at a loss • make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals | ||||||||
| denial | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) • the act of asserting that something alleged is not true • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | ||||||||
| renunciation | nounn | |||||||
noun • rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid • the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) • an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned • the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) | ||||||||
| repudiation | nounn | |||||||
noun • rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid • refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities) • the exposure of falseness or pretensions | ||||||||
| self-abnegation | nounn | |||||||
noun • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others | ||||||||
| self-denial | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of practicing self discipline • the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others | ||||||||
| self-renunciation | nounn | |||||||
noun • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others | ||||||||
