self-denial

[1]	self-sacrifice , self-discipline , self-abnegation , renunciation , selflessness , altruism , unselfishness , magnanimity
[2]	hardship , self-discipline , self-control , suffering , self-mortification , asceticism , privation , renunciation , renouncing , abstemiousness , abstinence , abstention , self-deprivation , keeping away from , refusal , refusing , giving up , desisting , (Colloq) swearing off
[3]	abnegation , self-abnegation , denial , self-renunciation