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Meaning of abstention

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

abstention

Pronunciation:/əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩//æbˈstɛn.t͡ʃn̩/

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of restraining oneself.

  2. The act of abstaining; a holding aloof; refraining from.

  3. The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.

  4. Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abstention

Related words

abstinencerefrainingabstainrefrainmentreticencerefusalomissionforbearance