abstinence
/ˈæbstɪnəns/noun
उच्चारण ऐब्स्टिनन्स
संयम, परहेज़, त्याग
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[U] ~ (from sth)
the practice of not allowing yourself something, especially food, alcoholic drinks or pleasure, for moral, religious or health reasons
संयम, परहेज़, त्याग
- total abstinence from alcohol
- Doctors recommend abstinence from smoking after the surgery.
- Fasting is a form of abstinence practised by many families on certain days.
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- Doctors advised abstinence from salty food to control his blood pressure.
- His abstinence from sweets lasted exactly one week.
Synonyms self-denial self-restraint temperance sobriety abstemiousness
Opposite indulgence excess self-indulgence gluttony
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
self-denial self-restraint temperance sobriety abstemiousness
Antonyms
indulgence excess self-indulgence gluttony
AaSpelling
ab·sti·nence
With -tinence (not 'abstinance').
अंत में -tinence ('abstinance' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
Abstinence from sth; abstain from sth (not 'abstain of').
Usage: 'abstinence from sth' (किसी चीज़ से परहेज़) और 'abstain from sth' (किसी चीज़ से दूर रहना) सही हैं। यहाँ preposition from आता है; 'abstain of' ग़लत है।
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One-word substitution
A person who never drinks alcohol is a teetotaller; one who eats and drinks very little abstemious; to choose not to vote is to abstain.
कभी शराब न पीने वाला teetotaller; बहुत कम खाने-पीने वाला abstemious; वोट न देने का चुनाव abstain।