self-denial

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English

Etymology

self- +‎ denial

Noun

self-denial (countable and uncountable, plural self-denials)

1. Action that sacrifices one's own benefit for the good of others.
2. A refusal to recognize unpleasant realities.

Translations

action that sacrifices one's own benefit for the good of others

• Czech: sebezapření (cs) n
• French: abnégation (fr)
• German: Selbstverleugnung f
• Greek: αυταπάρνηση (el) f (aftapárnisi)
• Ido: abnego (io)

• Persian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: abnegação (pt) f
• Russian: самопоже́ртвование (ru) n (samopožértvovanije), самоограниче́ние (ru) n (samoograničénije)
• Scottish Gaelic: féin-àicheadh m
• Spanish: abnegación (es) f

refusal to recognize unpleasant realities

• German: Selbstverleugnung f

• Russian: самоотрече́ние (ru) n (samootrečénije)