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self-abasement
CIDE DICTIONARY
self-abasement, n.
- Degradation of one's self by one's own act. [1913 Webster]
- Humiliation or abasement proceeding from consciousness of inferiority, guilt, or shame. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
self-abasement
abasement, altruism, comedown, commitment, consecration, debasement, dedication, deflation, descent, devotion, disgrace, disinterest, disinterestedness, dump, embarrassment, hangdog look, humbled pride, humiliation, humility, letdown, modesty, mortification, put-down, sacrifice, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-devotion, self-diminishment, self-effacement, self-forgetfulness, self-immolation, self-neglect, self-neglectfulness, self-renouncement, self-sacrifice, self-subjection, selflessness, setdown, shame, shamefacedness, shamefastness, unacquisitiveness, unpossessiveness, unselfishnessROGET THESAURUS
self-abasement
Humility
N humility, humbleness, meekness, lowness, lowliness, lowlihood, abasement, self-abasement, submission, resignation, condescension, affability, modesty, verecundity, blush, suffusion, confusion, sense of shame, sense of disgrace, humiliation, mortification, let down, set down, humble, lowly, meek, modest, humble minded, sober-minded, unoffended, submissive, servile, condescending, affable, humbled, bowed down, resigned, abashed, ashamed, dashed, out of countenance, down in the mouth, down on one's knees, down on one's marrowbones, down on one's uppers, humbled in the dust, browbeaten, chapfallen, crestfallen, dumfoundered, flabbergasted, shorn of one's glory, with downcast eyes, with bated breath, with bended knee, on all fours, on one's feet, under correction, with due deference, I am your obedient servant, I am your very humble servant, my service to you, da locum melioribus, parvum parva decent.For further exploring for "self-abasement" in Webster Dictionary Online