abasement
noun/əˈbeɪs.mənt/
Etymology From Middle English abaissement, from Middle French abaissement (“astonishment”). Equivalent to abase + -ment. Compare French abaissement.
1
The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.
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2
The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation or degradation; a feeling of having been reduced in dignity, reputation, stature, self-esteem or respect.
- After his actions, my abasement is complete, and I can be humiliated no more.
- He was wearing cavalry twill trousers and a buff crew-neck sweater. The effect was of symbolic abasement mixed with military resolve […]2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 17, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:
1 more example
- Thomas J. Millay (2022), The Abased Christ, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG: “He wants to emphasize the abasement Christ chose while on Earth.”
- Synonyms
- abjection, debasement, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, depravation, depression, deterioration, discredit, dishonor, fall, humiliation, lowering, perversion, reduction, shame, subserviency, vitiation
- Antonyms
- aggrandizement, dignity, elevation, exaltation, honor, promotion, reputation, repute, standing, supremacy
- Derived terms
- self-abasement