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abstinence meaning in Urdu

استنجا istinjā

/ˈæb.stɪ.nəns/

abstinence in Urdu: استنجا (istinjā), انکار (inkār). In English, abstinence means the act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.

Urdu words for abstinence

abstinence
استنجا istinjā
abstinence; refrain
انکار inkār

English meaning of abstinence

  1. noun The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
  2. noun Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
  3. noun Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
  4. noun Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.

Full definition of abstinence

abstinence in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: abstentiousness, abstemiousness
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:abstinence.
  • Abstinence is the only 100% guaranteed contraception.

Synonyms of abstinence

abstinence in other languages

Questions about abstinence in Urdu

What is the meaning of abstinence in Urdu?
Abstinence in Urdu is استنجا (istinjā), انکار (inkār).
abstinence کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Abstinence: استنجا (istinjā), انکار (inkār).
What does abstinence mean in English?
Abstinence means the act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.

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Urdu words from Wiktionary's Urdu entries whose English meaning is “abstinence”: استنجا, انکار. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: abstinence (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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