abnegation vs denial

abnegation and denial both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
abnegation	Yes	No	No	No
denial	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, abnegation and denial are synonyms defined as:

abnegation and denial: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

Other synonyms of abnegation include self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation.

As nouns, denial is a hypernym of abnegation; that is, denial is a word with a broader meaning than abnegation:

abnegation (noun)	denial (noun)
renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others	a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief	renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
	the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
	the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
	(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts