Self-abasement
Pronunciation : Self`-a*base"ment
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. Degradation of one's self by one's own act.
2. Humiliation or abasement proceeding from consciousness of inferiority, guilt, or shame.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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