Abnegate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure

surrender (power or a position)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmbɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪkkɪln/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪkkɪln/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæmbɪzəm/.

Examples

She denied herself wine and spirits
The King abnegated his power to the ministers
They abnegated their gods

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deny

Parts of Speech

verb	deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure “She denied herself wine and spirits”
verb	surrender (power or a position) “The King abnegated his power to the ministers”
verb	deny or renounce “They abnegated their gods”

Word Forms

denier	noun	one who denies
denial	noun	renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
abnegation	noun	renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
abnegator	noun	one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entsagen

sich (etwas) verweigern; halte dich zurück, vor allem davon, dich einem Vergnügen hinzugeben

🇫🇷French

renoncer à

se refuser (quelque chose); se retenir, surtout de se livrer à un certain plaisir

🇪🇸Spanish

renunciar

negarse a uno mismo (algo); restringir, especialmente de entregarse a algún placer

🇮🇹Italian

abnegare

negare se stessi (qualcosa); trattenersi, soprattutto dal concedersi qualche piacere

🇳🇱Dutch

verloochenen

zichzelf (iets) ontzeggen; zich ervan weerhouden zich aan enig plezier over te geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

abnegar

negar a si mesmo (algo); restringir, especialmente de se entregar a algum prazer

🇷🇺Russian

отречься

отказывать себе (в чем-то); воздерживаться, особенно от предательства каких-либо удовольствий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्वीकार करना

अपने आप को अस्वीकार करें (कुछ); विशेष रूप से कुछ सुखों में शामिल होने से रोकें

🇧🇩Bengali

বাতিল করা

নিজেকে অস্বীকার করা (কিছু); সংযত করুন, বিশেষত কিছু আনন্দে লিপ্ত হওয়া থেকে

🇮🇳Tamil

கைவிடு

தன்னை மறுக்க (ஏதாவது); குறிப்பாக சில இன்பத்தில் ஈடுபடுவதைத் தடுக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

త్యజించు

తనను తాను తిరస్కరించు (ఏదో); ముఖ్యంగా కొంత ఆనందంలో మునిగిపోకుండా నిరోధించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

रद्द करणे

स्वतःला नाकारणे (काहीतरी); प्रतिबंध करा, विशेषत: काही आनंदात गुंतण्यापासून

🇮🇳Gujarati

રદ કરવું

પોતાને નકારવું (કંઈક); સંયમ રાખો, ખાસ કરીને કેટલાક આનંદમાં વ્યસ્ત રહેવાથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ತ್ಯಜಿಸು

ತನ್ನನ್ನು ನಿರಾಕರಿಸು (ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ); ನಿಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕೆಲವು ಸಂತೋಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಳ್ಳುವುದರಿಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക

സ്വയം നിഷേധിക്കുക (എന്തെങ്കിലും); നിയന്ത്രിക്കുക, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ചില സന്തോഷങ്ങളിൽ ഏർപ്പെടുന്നതിൽ നിന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੱਦ ਕਰਨਾ

ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ (ਕੁਝ); ਰੋਕੋ, ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਕੁਝ ਅਨੰਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਣ ਤੋਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

منسوخ

خود سے انکار کرنا (کچھ)؛ روکنا، خاص طور پر کسی خوشی میں ملوث ہونے سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

舍弃

否定自己（某事）；克制，尤其是不要沉迷于某些快乐

🇯🇵Japanese

棄権する

自分自身（何か）を否定します。特に何らかの快楽に耽溺しないように自制する

🇰🇷Korean

끊다

자신을 부인하다(무언가); 특히 어떤 쾌락에 빠지지 않도록 억제하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

từ bỏ

từ chối chính mình (điều gì đó); kiềm chế, đặc biệt là từ việc đam mê một số niềm vui

🇹🇭Thai

ละทิ้ง

ปฏิเสธตัวเอง (บางสิ่ง); ยับยั้งไว้โดยเฉพาะจากการเสพสุขบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

melepaskan diri

menyangkal diri sendiri (sesuatu); menahan diri, terutama dari menikmati kesenangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخلى تنازل

ينكر نفسه (شيء ما) ؛ كبح، وخاصة من الانغماس في بعض المتعة

🇮🇷Persian

نفی کردن

انکار خود (چیزی); خودداری کنید، به ویژه از افراط در برخی لذت ها

🇹🇷Turkish

feragat etmek

kendini (bir şeyi) inkar etmek; özellikle zevk almaktan kendinizi alıkoyun

🇮🇱Hebrew

לבטל

להתכחש לעצמך (משהו); להתאפק, במיוחד מלהתמסר להנאה כלשהי

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