self-deprivation
Choosing to abstain
Self-deprivation is deliberately denying yourself something you want or need—pleasure, comfort, food, rest.
The term often carries a note of excess or unhealthiness, suggesting the denial goes beyond reasonable discipline: Her self-deprivation bordered on punishment.
It differs from self-discipline in implying suffering rather than mere restraint.
Deliberate food avoidance
- monasticismCloistered religious living
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- hermitageSecluded religious dwelling
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
mortification · anchorite · penance · monk · nun · recluse · seclusion · spartan
Habitual moderation in behavior
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- celibacyAbstaining from intimate relations
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- teetotalismTotal sobriety as principle
continence · refraining · forbearance · moderation · dieting · nonindulgence · purification · cleansing
Prioritizing others' wellbeing
- unselfishnessConcern for others' welfare
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- forfeitLose through violation
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
martyrdom · nobility · heroism · dedication · service · offering · volunteerism · hardship
Mental strength resisting impulse
- restraintControl over impulses
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
endurance · fortitude · rigor · consistency · stoicism · resolve · grit · tenacity
fasting
Deliberate food avoidance
- monasticismCloistered religious living
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- hermitageSecluded religious dwelling
austerity · mortification · anchorite · penance · monk · nun · recluse · seclusion · spartan · frugality
temperance
Habitual moderation in behavior
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- celibacyAbstaining from intimate relations
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
teetotalism · continence · refraining · forbearance · moderation · dieting · nonindulgence · purification · cleansing · denial
altruism
Prioritizing others' wellbeing
- unselfishnessConcern for others' welfare
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- forfeitLose through violation
surrender · martyrdom · nobility · heroism · dedication · service · offering · volunteerism · hardship
willpower
Mental strength resisting impulse
- restraintControl over impulses
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- determinationFirmness of purpose
perseverance · endurance · fortitude · rigor · consistency · stoicism · resolve · grit · tenacity · training
- abstinencesobriety, celibacy, chastity, teetotalism, fasting
- self-harmcutting, burning, scratching, skin picking, hair pulling
self-deprivationself-indulgence
Excessive yielding to desires
indulgence · self-gratification · hedonism · pleasure-seeking · excess
self-deprivationself-indulgence
Excessive yielding to desires
luxury · extravagance · lavishness · profligacy · splurging
self, deprivation, deprive, deprived, depriving, selves, selfhood, selfish, selfless