ab·ne·ga·tion ËŒabnəˈɡÄSH(É™)n/ noun noun: abnegation; plural noun: abnegations the act of renouncing or rejecting something. "abnegation of political lawmaking power" synonyms: renunciation, rejection, refusal, abandonment, abdication, surrender, relinquishment, repudiation, denial; formal abjuration "a serious abnegation of their responsibilities" self-denial. synonyms: self-denial, self-sacrifice, abstinence, temperance, continence, asceticism, austerity, abstemiousness "people capable of abnegation and unselfishness" Origin: Middle English: from Latin abnegatio(n-), from the verb abnegare (see abnegate). ==================================================================================================== Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day........