Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun self-abnegation

1 sense of self-abnegation

Sense 1
abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation -- (renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others)
       => selflessness, self-sacrifice -- (acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity)
       => renunciation, forgoing, forswearing -- (the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.))