abasement

a·base

A0006800 (ə-bās′)tr.v. a·based, a·bas·ing, a·bas·es To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem. See Synonyms at debase.

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[Middle English abassen, from Old French abaissier : Latin ad-, ad- + Vulgar Latin *bassiāre, to lower (from *bassus, low, perhaps of Oscan origin; akin to Bassus, Bassius, Roman cognomens borne by men of Campanian origin and perhaps originally referring to squat stature).]

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a·base′ment n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abasement - a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchkenabjection, degradationhumiliation - state of disgrace or loss of self-respectdecadence, decadency, degeneracy, degeneration - the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualitiesdepth - (usually plural) a low moral state; "he had sunk to the depths of addiction"
	2.	abasement - depriving one of self-esteem humiliationdegradation, debasement - changing to a lower state (a less respected state)comedown - decline to a lower status or level

abasement

noun humiliation, lowering, reduction, shaming, humbling, disgrace, put-down, degradation, dishonour, mortification, debasement, belittlement her abasement of a man she claims to loveQuotations
"abasement: decent and customary mental attitude in the presence of wealth and power" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]

abasement

nounA lowering in or deprivation of character or self-esteem:debasement, degradation, humiliation, mortification.

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