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self-deprivation

n. A deprivation at one's own initiative.

Usage examples of "self-deprivation".

There is the goodness of the child which is innocence, and then there is the goodness of the monk who has given up everything to others and lives a life of self-deprivation and service.

His body bore the weakness which comes from years of self-deprivation and ferocious austerities.

Even though they were in what would have been regarded as a dishonorable position for warriors, they were both still formidable fighters, trained by years of torture and self-deprivation to respond instantly to any crisis.