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self-denial

 
Noun self-denial has 3 senses
  1. self-discipline, self-denial - the trait of practicing self discipline
    --1 is a kind of discipline
    --1 has particulars:
     austerity, asceticism, nonindulgence; abstinence, abstention; continence, continency
  2. self-denial, self-discipline, self-control - the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
    --2 is a kind of control
    --2 has particulars: abstinence; asceticism, ascesis; mortification
  3. abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation - renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
    --3 is a kind of selflessness, self-sacrifice; renunciation, forgoing, forswearing
self-deceptions self-declaration self-declared self-defeating self-defence self-defense self-defined self-delusion self-denial self-denying self-deprecate self-deprecating self-depreciation self-depricate self-described self-destroy self-destruct

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