self-abasement
Example Sentences
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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
Facing incessant doubts about his fitness for office, Mr. Walker tried self-abasement.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2022
And James H. Sweet, the protagonist of academia’s most recent pratfall, is a maestro of self-abasement.
From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022
There—and note the nice rising tricolon at the very outset— you can see a precise shaping of the speaker’s relationship with the audience, and a fastidious, slightly bogus, self-abasement.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
