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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a low or downcast state;
- Example: "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken
[syn: abasement, degradation, abjection]

2. depriving one of self-esteem;
[syn: humiliation, abasement]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

abasement n 1: a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken [syn: abasement, degradation, abjection] 2: depriving one of self-esteem [syn: humiliation, abasement]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

ABASEMENT, n. A decent and customary mental attitude in the presence of wealth of power. Peculiarly appropriate in an employee when addressing an employer.