abasement
noun/əˈbeɪs.mənt/
Etymology
From Middle English abaissement, from Middle French abaissement (“astonishment”). Equivalent to abase + -ment. Compare French abaissement.
- inherited from abaissement
Definitions
The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:abasement.
The state of being abased or humbled
The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation or degradation; a feeling of having been reduced in dignity, reputation, stature, self-esteem or respect.
- He was wearing cavalry twill trousers and a buff crew-neck sweater. The effect was of symbolic abasement mixed with military resolve […]
- Thomas J. Millay (2022), The Abased Christ, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG: “He wants to emphasize the abasement Christ chose while on Earth.”
The neighborhood
- antonymaggrandizementantonyms of "abasement"
- antonymdignityantonyms of "abasement"
- antonymelevationantonyms of "abasement"
- antonymexaltationantonyms of "abasement"
- antonymhonorantonyms of "abasement"
- antonympromotionantonyms of "abasement"
- antonymreputationantonyms of "abasement"
- antonymreputeantonyms of "abasement"
- antonymstandingantonyms of "abasement"
- antonymsupremacyantonyms of "abasement"
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for abasement. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA