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Noun: self-abasement  'sel-fu'beys-munt
  1. Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
    - penance, self-mortification

Derived forms: self-abasements

Type of: penalisation [Brit], penalization, penalty, punishment, sanction

Encyclopedia: Self-abasement

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