self-abnegation vs denial

self-abnegation and denial both are nouns.

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

As nouns, self-abnegation and denial are synonyms defined as:

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

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

self-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
	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