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abnegation

[ab-ni-gay-shuhn] / ˌæb nɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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Above all, it requires an abnegation of the self.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022

The gospel of ‘disruptive innovation’ depends on the abnegation of history2.

From Nature ● Sep. 15, 2020

If DiAngelo herself can’t resist, she performs a ritual of abnegation.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 12, 2019

Jake thinks his brother's extreme abnegation is rooted in his political convictions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2015

José Arcadio Buendía made no attempt to console her, completely absorbed in his tactical experiments with the abnegation of a scientist and even at the risk of his own life.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez


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