ABASEMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Depriving one of self-esteem

Synonyms:

abasement; humiliation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("abasement" is a kind of...):

debasement; degradation (changing to a lower state (a less respected state))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abasement"):

comedown (decline to a lower status or level)

Derivation:

abase (cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of)

Meaning:

A low or downcast state

Example:

each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement

Synonyms:

abasement; abjection; degradation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("abasement" is a kind of...):

humiliation (state of disgrace or loss of self-respect)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abasement"):

decadence; decadency; degeneracy; degeneration (the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities)

depth ((usually plural) a low moral state)