self-abasement
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On one hand, there’s the self-abasement of CBS management, which I’ve written about for more than a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
After all, the look requires doing everything wrong, in a way so thorough that self-abasement seems a big part of the point.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2025
Strong, as we know from his portrayal of Kendall Roy on “Succession,” has a talent for self-abasement.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
And James H. Sweet, the protagonist of academia’s most recent pratfall, is a maestro of self-abasement.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022
It swelled and swelled until all the loss, all the grief, all the loneliness and self-abasement of her life washed away.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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