abnegation
Syllables: ab·ne·ga·tion/ˌæbnɪˈɡeɪʃən/US/ˌæbnəˈɡeɪʃən/
abnegation noun: a denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
Noun
abnegation (countable and uncountable, plural abnegations)
- A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
- With abnegation of God, of his honor, and of religion, they may retain the friendship of the court.1558, John Knox, Letter to the Queen Dowager
- Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one, while in the case of monk and crusader there must have been a sustaining purpose, and possibly a great abnegation, a leaving of lands and...1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 20, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- repudiation, self-denial, denial, renunciation, declination, turndown, disapproval, dissension, nonapproval, nonassent
abnegation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
abnegation in Hindi
- denial; renunciation
- आत्मनिषेध ātmaniṣedh
abnegation in Tamil
- தியாகம் செய்தல்
abnegation in Urdu
- انکار
abnegation in Bengali
- আত্মত্যাগ
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- abnegation in Malayalam
- നിരാകരണം nirākaraṇaṁ
- abnegation in Kannada
- ಇಂಕಾರು, ಇನ್ಕಾರು, ಅಪಲಾಪ
- abnegation in Arabic
- نكران تنازل
Synonyms of abnegation
- repudiation
- self-denial
- denial
- renunciation
- declination
- turndown
- disapproval
- dissension
- nonapproval
- nonassent
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Forms of abnegation
| plural | abnegations |
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Origin of abnegation
First attested before 1398. From Middle English abnegacioun, borrowed from Latin abnegātiō, from abnegō (“refuse, deny”), from ab (“off”) + negō (“deny; refuse, say no”). Compare French abnégation.
Words formed from abnegation
Words that rhyme with abnegation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about abnegation
- What does abnegation mean?
- Abnegation means a denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
- What is abnegation in Hindi?
- Abnegation in Hindi is आत्मनिषेध (ātmaniṣedh). See Abnegation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is abnegation?
- Abnegation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce abnegation?
- Abnegation is pronounced /ˌæbnɪˈɡeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of abnegation?
- The plural of abnegation is abnegations.
Words near abnegation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: abnegation (page history and authors); abnegation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abnegation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abnegation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abnegation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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