abasement

Definition of Abasement in English :

a low or downcast state

Example Sentences:
'each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement'

2. abasement, humiliation

depriving one of self-esteem

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Abasement

verb (transitive)

1.

to humble or belittle (oneself, etc)

2.

to lower or reduce, as in rank or estimation

verb transitiveWord forms: aˈbased or aˈbasing

1.

to humble or humiliate

he abased himself before the king

2. Archaic

to lower; cast down

tr.v. a·based, a·bas·ing, a·bas·es

To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem. See Synonyms at debase.