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Abnegation vs Suppression - What's the difference?

abnegation | suppression |

As nouns the difference between abnegation and suppression

is that abnegation is selflessness, self-sacrifice while suppression is the act or instance of suppressing.

abnegation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
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  • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=20, url=http://openlibrary.org/works/OL4429277W , passage=Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one, while in the case of monk and crusader there must have been a sustaining purpose, and possibly a great abnegation , a leaving of lands and possessions.”}}

    Synonyms

    * repudiation * denial * renunciation

    Derived terms

    * self-abnegation

    References

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    suppression

    English

    Noun

  • The act or instance of suppressing.
  • * 1980 , :
  • The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science.
  • The state of being suppressed.
  • A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.