Abnegation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief

renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmbɪsts/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪkleɪɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪkleɪɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæmbɪsts/.

Examples

abnegation of the Holy Trinity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

self-renunciation self-abnegation denial self-denial

Parts of Speech

noun	the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief “abnegation of the Holy Trinity”
noun	renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

Word Forms

abnegate	verb	deny or renounce
deny	verb	deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verzicht

die Verleugnung und Ablehnung einer Lehre oder eines Glaubens

🇫🇷French

renoncement

le déni et le rejet d’une doctrine ou d’une croyance

🇪🇸Spanish

abnegación

la negación y el rechazo de una doctrina o creencia

🇮🇹Italian

abnegazione

la negazione e il rifiuto di una dottrina o di una credenza

🇳🇱Dutch

zelfverloochening

de ontkenning en verwerping van een doctrine of overtuiging

🇵🇹Portuguese

abnegação

a negação e rejeição de uma doutrina ou crença

🇷🇺Russian

отречение

отрицание и неприятие доктрины или убеждения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्वीकार

किसी सिद्धांत या विश्वास का खंडन और अस्वीकृति

🇧🇩Bengali

বাতিলকরণ

একটি মতবাদ বা বিশ্বাসের অস্বীকার এবং প্রত্যাখ্যান

🇮🇳Tamil

கைவிடுதல்

ஒரு கோட்பாடு அல்லது நம்பிக்கையின் மறுப்பு மற்றும் நிராகரிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

విరమణ

ఒక సిద్ధాంతం లేదా నమ్మకం యొక్క తిరస్కరణ మరియు తిరస్కరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

रद्द करणे

सिद्धांत किंवा विश्वास नाकारणे आणि नाकारणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રદબાતલ

કોઈ સિદ્ધાંત અથવા માન્યતાનો અસ્વીકાર અને અસ્વીકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ತ್ಯಜಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಒಂದು ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ ಅಥವಾ ನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ನಿರಾಕರಣೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರಾಕರಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരാകരണം

ഒരു സിദ്ധാന്തത്തിൻ്റെയോ വിശ്വാസത്തിൻ്റെയോ നിഷേധവും നിരസിക്കലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੱਦ ਕਰਨਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਦਾ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਅਸਵੀਕਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

منسوخی

کسی نظریے یا عقیدے کا انکار اور رد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

放弃

对教义或信仰的否认和拒绝

🇯🇵Japanese

棄権

教義や信念の否定と拒絶

🇰🇷Korean

거절

교리나 신념을 부인하고 거부하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hy sinh

sự phủ nhận và bác bỏ một học thuyết hoặc niềm tin

🇹🇭Thai

การละทิ้ง

การปฏิเสธและการปฏิเสธหลักคำสอนหรือความเชื่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelepasan diri

penolakan dan penolakan terhadap suatu doktrin atau kepercayaan

🇵🇭Filipino

abnegasyon

ang pagtanggi at pagtanggi sa isang doktrina o paniniwala

🇲🇾Malay

penyingkiran

penafian dan penolakan sesuatu doktrin atau kepercayaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إنكار

إنكار ورفض أي عقيدة أو معتقد

🇮🇷Persian

نفی

انکار و رد یک آموزه یا باور

🇹🇷Turkish

feragat

bir doktrin veya inancın inkarı ve reddi

🇮🇱Hebrew

ביטול

הכחשה ודחייה של דוקטרינה או אמונה

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