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abnegation

[ab-ni-gey-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

Women are often advised to avoid any whiff of abnegation or apologia.

From The New Yorker Dec. 31, 2018

Everyday brings a fresh allegation, a new self-inflicted humiliation or scandal, and the further abnegation of its responsibility to operate in good faith for the sake of its drivers and customers.

From The Verge Dec. 29, 2017

Two tears slid down her fallen cheeks, in and out of the myriad coruscations of immolation and abnegation and time.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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