0 the act of not taking or having something that you would like because you think it is good for you not to have it --
1 a decision not to do or have something you want, esp. because it is good for you not to do or have it: --
We do not admit that it is a matter of self-denial.
It is self-denial and discipline of the highest order.
Very often that self-denial is accompanied by the receipt of lower wages, if the young man is in an indentured apprenticeship.
The 10-minute rule no longer applies, but self-denial would be welcome.
But in the conditions which arise after a war, the self-denial which enabled us to suppress the symptoms of inflation ceases to operate.
Resolution, self-denial and confidence must continue to be our watchwords.
One cannot enjoy the thrill and consolation of patriotic self-denial.
I believe it trains young men in self-denial, in courage, and a sense of comradeship, and chiefly and above all in a sense of self-respect.
