self-abnegation

self-ab·ne·ga·tion

(sĕlf′ăb′nĭ-gā′shən)n. The setting aside of self-interest for the sake of others or for a belief or principle.

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self′-ab′ne·gat′ing adj.

self-abnegation

n the denial of one's own interests in favour of the interests of others ˌself-ˈabneˌgating adj

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self-abnegation - renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of othersself-renunciation, abnegation, self-denial, denialforgoing, forswearing, renunciation - the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)self-sacrifice, selflessness - acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity