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self-denying

DEFINITIONS OF: self-denying

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adj willing to deprive yourself

Synonyms:
self-giving, self-sacrificing
unselfish
disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others

adj used especially of behavior

Synonyms:
renunciant, renunciative, self-abnegating
nonindulgent, strict
characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
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