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"self-abnegation" has 5 syllables: self-abn-eg-at-ion.
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"Self-abnegation" has 5 syllables: self · abn · eg · at · ion.
Self-abnegation: The denial or invalidation of one's own needs, interests, etc. in the sake of another's; the setting aside of self-interest
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