abnegation
noun
[ abnɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the action of renouncing or rejecting something.
• "abnegation of political power"
Similar:
renunciation,
rejection,
refusal,
abandonment,
abdication,
surrender,
giving up,
relinquishment,
abjuration,
repudiation,
denial,
eschewal,
disavowal,
casting aside,
Origin:
Middle English: from Latin abnegatio(n- ), from the verb abnegare (see abnegate).
