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self-abasement

[self-uh-beys-muhnt, self-] / ˈsɛlf əˈbeɪs mənt, ˌsɛlf- /




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Self-abasement is one thing, however, pathetic as it may be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2023

"Self-abasement" is thinking too meanly of one's self by reason of pain.

From Ethics — Part 3 by Elwes, R. H. M. (Robert Harvey Monro)

Self-abasement creaked out of my boots, self-reproach fluttered out of my brains, self-abnegation beat out of my heart.

From The Wayfarers by Snaith, J. C.

Self-abasement paved the way        To villain-bonds and despot sway.

From MacMillan's Reading Books Book V by Anonymous

Self-abasement paved the way140 To villain-bonds and despot sway.

From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley