denial vs self-abnegation

denial

noun
  • An assertion of untruth. 

  • A disownment or disavowal 

  • Refusal to believe that a problem exists. 

  • A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect. 

  • Refusal to admit responsibility for wrongdoing. 

  • A refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is requested or desired. 

  • Negationism, denialism of historical facts or accepted interpretation. 

  • The negation in logic. 

self-abnegation

noun
  • An act of self-denial. 

  • The denial or invalidation of one's own needs, interests, etc. for the sake of another's; the setting aside of self-interest. 

How often have the words denial and self-abnegation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )