self-abasement
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of self-abasement
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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She cites an online tendency among women to wield the word as a tool of self-abasement — “I’m a mess, I choose chaos.”
From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025
Strong, as we know from his portrayal of Kendall Roy on “Succession,” has a talent for self-abasement.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024
Then again, self-abasement is nothing new for Mr. McCarthy.
From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2021
Greenwell’s narrator is a poet of self-abasement, keenly attuned to the notion of size, of taking up too much space, and its centrality to queer experience.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2020
Sometimes he thought of Antonapoulos with awe and self-abasement, sometimes with pride—always with love unchecked by criticism, freed of will.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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