Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; a state of depression, degradation, or humiliation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a low or downcast state
- noun depriving one of self-esteem
Etymologies
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Examples
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Swearing allegiance to the powers that be in a ritual of public abasement is something that should have gone out with feudalism.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Ninth Circuit Upholds “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance, 2010
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Swearing allegiance to the powers that be in a ritual of public abasement is something that should have gone out with feudalism.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Ninth Circuit Upholds “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance, 2010
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Admit what you don't know (self-abasement is not attractive, by the way) and listen to the information you are given.
DISABILITY 101: SOME GUIDELINES Maggie Jochild 2007
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Without George, Equiano's abasement is without an agent, and therefore his connection to the invisible church reverts from one of masochistic practice to one of readerly identification.
The State of Things: Olaudah Equiano and the Volatile Politics of Heterocosmic Desire 2006
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Now, however, it is part of the lingo of abasement.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Now, however, it is part of the lingo of abasement.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Now, however, it is part of the lingo of abasement.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Now, however, it is part of the lingo of abasement.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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I was heartily ashamed of myself, and mingled with my abasement was a great relief.
The Man in Lower Ten Mary Roberts Rinehart 1917
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But the abasement is the action of My friends who connect themselves with Us and follow the devil in their actions.
A Traveler’s Narrative 1844-1921 `Abdu'l-Bah�� 1882
uselessness commented on the word abasement
The cold room under abuilding.
March 20, 2007