Self-abnegatory

Quick meaning: Self-abnegatory is an adjective meaning Of or relating to self-abnegation (the denial or invalidation of one's own needs, interests, etc. for the sake of another's).

Meaning

Of or relating to self-abnegation (the denial or invalidation of one's own needs, interests, etc. for the sake of another's).

Example Sentences

In his present self-abnegatory mood, he will not acknowledge himself able to feel anything honest and noble.

Women are so terrifically self-abnegatory; they must give, give, give, to some one all the time. Women, that is, of the mothering type, such as these.

one for whom that purple mantle was too gaudy, and yet who bore it, as he bore everything else, in that self-abnegatory spirit which the higher reaches of philosophy bring

Synonyms for self-abnegatory

Depending on context, synonyms include abstemious, otherish, selfless, self-denying, self-flagellatory, self-sacrificing.

Antonyms for self-abnegatory

Common opposites include selfish.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include abnegatory, self-denying, self-abased, selfless, selvish, self-abandoned.

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