Abasement \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.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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33 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Abasement \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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