self-abandonment

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Recent Examples of self-abandonment Compromise is natural in love, but self-abandonment is not. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 In the film, Ferreira stars as Lily Trevino, a 25-year-old at-home caretaker who struggles with self-abandonment. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025 The emotional toll of self-abandonment can be severe, leading to resentment, exhaustion and anxiety. Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 Yet, as Danny watches her real passport being fed into a shredder, the torment of self-abandonment begins to weigh on her. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024 Khaled himself maintains a mysterious inertia that turns Matar’s narrative into a deep and detailed exploration not so much of abandonment as of self-abandonment: the story of a man split in two, one who cannot quite tell the story that would make the parts cohere again. The New Yorker, 12 June 2024 The novelist Thomas Mann thought that German expressionism and Nazism both sprang from the same root of emotional self-abandonment. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-abandonment
Noun
  • The surgery to remove the prostate is often done outpatient, and has low risk for incontinence and impotence, but can cause erectile dysfunction, which can be treated by medication.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Despite the fact that pressure remains normal, NPH can impact brain function, particularly the areas of thinking, memory, movement and focus, according to Cleveland Clinic. Symptoms of NPH The three main effects of NPH are gait issues, urinary incontinence and cognitive difficulties.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • These tests can detect early and subtle changes in cognitive domains including verbal and visual memory, and impairments in language and executive functions including impulse control and disinhibition.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • Toxic disinhibition thrives in environments where facial expressions, vocal tone and immediate feedback aren’t required (which is to say, essentially all of modern online dating).
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • Many teenagers are already prone to seeking immediate gratification and avoiding social discomfort.
    Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
  • This is not about instant gratification and fulfillment; after all, this is earth energy.
    Danijela Pilic, Glamour, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Hospitality, for us, is a reflection of our values—warmth, generosity, and community.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • In the past week, The Athletic tried to do justice to both Diogo’s remarkable talent as a player and the qualities which made so many people warm to him: his spirit, generosity and determination.
    Andrew Fifield, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • How naive of me to expect that those in the public eye would at least pretend to possess tact, diplomacy, magnanimity and graciousness rather than bark and growl like an angry pit bull on a thick clanking chain.
    Louis Balsamo, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025
  • His magnanimity may have been intended to compensate for his earlier razing of Rotterdam and to preclude his prosecution for ordering the extermination of thousands of Russian Jews.
    Sam Roberts, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2015
Noun
  • The Fiscal Inversion of Luxury Where most governments slap excise taxes on luxury goods to extract value from indulgence and use ability to pay as a stand-in for progressivity in taxation, Sweden took the exact opposite route.
    Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • Austin's Tarrytown neighborhood has a new spot for frozen indulgence: Zeds, an ice cream shop bringing a taste of New Zealand to 2727 Exposition Blvd #128.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • This policy was born not out of altruism but out of self-interest: the United States and its collective deterrent are stronger with the geography, capabilities, and political unity that allies provide.
    VIPIN NARANG, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
  • There are some people who will criticize your generation’s altruism as childlike fantasy.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 14 June 2025

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“Self-abandonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-abandonment. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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