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abasement

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Noun

depriving one of self-esteem

a low or downcast state
- each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement- H.L.Menchken

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Synonyms:
humiliation degradation abjection

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "abasement":
absent abasement abashment appeasement
Words contain "abasement":
abasement self-abasement
Words contain "abasement" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
abasement self-abasement abjection degradation

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