abasement : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: abasement	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for abasement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abasement n a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken Synonym(s): abasement, degradation, abjection depriving one of self-esteem Synonym(s): humiliation, abasement
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abasement \Abase"ment\ ([adot]b[amac]s"m[eit]nt), n. [Cf. F. abaissement.] The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.