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单词 self-denial
释义

self-denial

noun

self-de·​ni·​al ˌself-di-ˈnī(-ə)l How to pronounce self-denial (audio)
: a restraint or limitation of one's own desires or interests

Synonyms

  • abnegation
  • renouncement
  • renunciation
  • repudiation
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Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

self-denial

noun

1
as in abnegation
the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired dieting is an endless exercise in self-denial

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • abnegation
  • renunciation
  • refusal
  • renouncement
  • denial
  • surrender
  • relinquishment
  • repudiation
  • self-abnegation
  • self-renunciation
  • resignation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • indulgence
  • acceptance
  • self-indulgence
  • adoption
  • embracement
  • embrace
  • espousal
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2
as in temperance
voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites self-indulgent even when she was poor, she wasn't about to practice self-denial after getting rich

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • temperance
  • self-abnegation
  • abstinence
  • discipline
  • sobriety
  • restraint
  • continence
  • forbearance
  • asceticism
  • self-discipline
  • self-mastery
  • self-control
  • austerity
  • self-command
  • control

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • greed
  • gluttony
  • rapacity
  • self-indulgence
  • hedonism
  • rapaciousness
  • sensuality
  • voracity
  • voraciousness
  • sybaritism
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