forgoing

Definitions of forgoing
  1. noun
    the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
    synonyms: forswearing, renunciation
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    types:
    forsaking, giving up
    the act of forsaking
    abnegation, denial, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation
    renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
    type of:
    rejection
    the act of rejecting something
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