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

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.

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