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self-abasement

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




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She cites an online tendency among women to wield the word as a tool of self-abasement — “I’m a mess, I choose chaos.”

From Salon • Jul. 10, 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

Then again, self-abasement is nothing new for Mr. McCarthy.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2021

Greenwell’s narrator is a poet of self-abasement, keenly attuned to the notion of size, of taking up too much space, and its centrality to queer experience.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2020

He is supposed to live in a continuous frenzy of hatred of foreign enemies and internal traitors, triumph over victories, and self-abasement before the power and wisdom of the Party.

From "1984" by George Orwell