abasement
/əˈbeɪs.mənt/
abasement noun: the act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.
Noun
abasement (countable and uncountable, plural abasements)
- The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:abasement.
- Synonyms:
- abjection, debasement, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, depravation, depression, deterioration, discredit, dishonor
- The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation or degradation; a feeling of having been reduced in dignity, reputation, stature, self-esteem or respect.
- After his actions, my abasement is complete, and I can be humiliated no more.
- He was wearing cavalry twill trousers and a buff crew-neck sweater. The effect was of symbolic abasement mixed with military resolve […]2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 17, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN
abasement meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
abasement in Hindi
- abasement, humiliation
- ज़लालत zalālat
abasement in Tamil
- குறைத்தல், தாழ்வு, இழிவு செய்தல்
abasement in Urdu
- بےعزت, ہتک, خواری, توہین, تذلیل, ذلت
abasement in Malayalam
- മാനഹാനി, കളങ്കം, തരം താഴ്ത്തപ്പെട്ട അവസ്ഥ
More languagesFewer languages
- abasement in Arabic
- ذُلّ ḏull
- abasement in Malay
- penghinaan
- abasement in Indonesian
- penghinaan
Synonyms of abasement
- abjection
- debasement
- degeneracy
- degeneration
- degradation
- depravation
- depression
- deterioration
- discredit
- dishonor
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Forms of abasement
| plural | abasements |
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Origin of abasement
From Middle English abaissement, from Middle French abaissement (“astonishment”). Equivalent to abase + -ment. Compare French abaissement.
Words formed from abasement
Words that rhyme with abasement
Questions about abasement
- What does abasement mean?
- Abasement means the act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.
- What is abasement in Hindi?
- Abasement in Hindi is ज़लालत (zalālat). See Abasement meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is abasement?
- Abasement is a noun.
- How do you pronounce abasement?
- Abasement is pronounced /əˈbeɪs.mənt/.
- What is the plural of abasement?
- The plural of abasement is abasements.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: abasement (page history and authors); ज़लालत (Hindi) (page history and authors); abasement (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abasement (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abasement (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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