Noun: abasement u'beys-munt
- Depriving one of self-esteem
"The prisoner's abasement was a violation of human rights";
- humiliation
- A low or downcast state
"each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement";
- degradation, abjection
Derived forms: abasements
Type of: debasement, degradation, humiliation
Encyclopedia: Abasement