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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSelbstverleugnung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Zelbstferloignung
"Seine Selbstverleugnung war bewundernswert."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of rejecting or restraining one's own desires or needs.
"His self-denial during the fasting period was admirable." - 2
A psychological state where an individual consciously chooses to forego personal gratification.
"Her self-denial was evident in her commitment to the charity work."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the English prefix 'self-' and the noun 'denial', rooted in the Latin 'denegare' via Old French. Historically laden with ascetic and moral implications, the term evolved to encompass both voluntary abstinence for a higher purpose and psychological repression or rejection of one's own desires and worth.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Self-denial" is said worldwide
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Auto-négation
Transliteration: Oto-neghation
"Son auto-négation était impressionnante."
Selbstverleugnung
Transliteration: Zelbstferloignung
"Seine Selbstverleugnung war bewundernswert."
Auto-negazione
Transliteration: Auto-negazione
"La sua auto-negazione era evidente."
Auto-negación
Transliteration: Auto-negación
"Su auto-negación fue admirable."
Auto-negação
Transliteration: Auto-negação
"A sua auto-negação era notável."
स्वयं का तिरस्कार
Transliteration: Svayam ka tiraskaar
"उसका स्वयं का तिरस्कार प्रशंसनीय था।"
自我否认
Transliteration: Zìwǒ fǒurèn
"他的自我否认令人钦佩。"
자기 부정
Transliteration: Jagi bujeong
"그의 자기 부정은 존경스럽다."
自己否定
Transliteration: Jiko hitei
"彼の自己否定は賞賛に値する。"
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