Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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selflessness | Yes | No | No | No |
denial | Yes | No | No | No |
selflessness (noun) | denial (noun) |
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acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him |
the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others | 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 |