Self-denialWordNet Explorer

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

acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity

the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)

the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses

the activity of managing or exerting control over something

act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite

rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint

(Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)