self-abandonment

[ self-uh-ban-duhn-muhnt ]

/ ˈsɛlf əˈbæn dən mənt /

noun

absence or lack of personal restraint.

Sometimes self-a·ban·don .

Origin of self-abandonment

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby self-abandonment

Seleucidan, Seleucus, Seleucus I, self, self-abandoned, self-abandonment, self-abasement, self-abnegation, self-absorbed, self-absorption, self-abuse

Example sentences from the Web for self-abandonment

She grew afraid to pray; in one bitter moment of self-abandonment and shame was glad to think that Old Paul was dead.
Jimmy Quixote|Tom Gallon
With a pleasant sense of self-abandonment he groped about, searching for its meaning.
A Millionaire of Yesterday|E. Phillips Oppenheim
In the self-abandonment of friendship we become aware of qualities and strains in the friend which we do not wholly like.
At Large|Arthur Christopher Benson
For that night Kipps wallowed in self-abandonment and Coote behaved as one who had received a great trust.
Kipps|H. G. Wells

Sensation may be a prayer, and self-abandonment an act of devotion.
Amiel's Journal|Henri-Frdric Amiel

单词	self-abandonment
释义	self-abandonment [ self-uh-ban-duhn-muhnt ] / ˈsɛlf əˈbæn dən mənt / noun absence or lack of personal restraint. Sometimes self-a·ban·don . Origin of self-abandonment First recorded in 1810–20 Words nearby self-abandonment Seleucidan, Seleucus, Seleucus I, self, self-abandoned, self-abandonment, self-abasement, self-abnegation, self-absorbed, self-absorption, self-abuse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-abandonment She grew afraid to pray; in one bitter moment of self-abandonment and shame was glad to think that Old Paul was dead. Jimmy Quixote\|Tom Gallon With a pleasant sense of self-abandonment he groped about, searching for its meaning. A Millionaire of Yesterday\|E. Phillips Oppenheim In the self-abandonment of friendship we become aware of qualities and strains in the friend which we do not wholly like. At Large\|Arthur Christopher Benson For that night Kipps wallowed in self-abandonment and Coote behaved as one who had received a great trust. Kipps\|H. G. Wells Sensation may be a prayer, and self-abandonment an act of devotion. Amiel's Journal\|Henri-Frdric Amiel
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