Abasement

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

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