About The Word Abasement

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Abasement

Abasement Meaning & Definition
Abasement Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Abasement?

[n] depriving one of self-esteem
[n] a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken

Synonyms | Synonyms for Abasement: abjection | degradation | humiliation

Related Terms | Find terms related to Abasement: bump | bust | casting down | comedown | debasement | deflation | degradation | degrading | demotion | depluming | descent | disgrace | disgrading | displuming | downgrading | dump | embarrassment | hangdog look | humbled pride | humbling | humiliation | letdown | mortification | put-down | reduction | self-abasement | self-abnegation | self-diminishment | setdown | shame | shamefacedness | shamefastness | stripping of rank

See Also | comedown | debasement | decadence | decadency | degeneracy | degeneration | degradation | depth | humiliation

Abasement In Webster's Dictionary

\A*base"ment\ ([.a]*b[=a]s"ment), n. [Cf. F. abaissement.] The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.

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