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Noun: abasement  u'beys-munt
  1. A low or downcast state
    "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"
    - degradation, abjection
     
  2. Depriving one of self-esteem
    - humiliation

Derived forms: abasements

See also: abase

Type of: debasement, degradation, humiliation

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