abnegationEnglish → FrenchOxford English–Frenchabnegation /BrE abnɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n , AmE ˌæbnəˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n / noun formal 1 (of rights, privileges, pleasures) renoncement m (of à) 2 ( also self-abnegation) renoncement m, abnégation f