'Self-abasement' definitions:
Definition of 'self-abasement'
(from WordNet)
noun
Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing [syn: penance, self-mortification, self- abasement]
Definition of 'Self-abasement'
From: GCIDE
- Self-abasement \Self`-a*base"ment\, n.
- 1. Degradation of one's self by one's own act. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Humiliation or abasement proceeding from consciousness of inferiority, guilt, or shame. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'self-abasement'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abasement,
- altruism,
- comedown,
- commitment,
- consecration,
- debasement,
- dedication,
- deflation,
- descent,
- devotion,
- disgrace,
- disinterest,
- disinterestedness,
- dump,
- embarrassment,
- hangdog look,
- humbled pride,
- humiliation,
- humility,
- letdown,
- modesty,
- mortification,
- put-down,
- sacrifice,
- self-abnegation,
- self-denial,
- self-devotion,
- self-diminishment,
- self-effacement,
- self-forgetfulness,
- self-immolation,
- self-neglect,
- self-neglectfulness,
- self-renouncement,
- self-sacrifice,
- self-subjection,
- selflessness,
- setdown,
- shame,
- shamefacedness,
- shamefastness,
- unacquisitiveness,
- unpossessiveness,
- unselfishness