Associations to the word «Abasement»

Wiktionary

ABASEMENT, noun. The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low. [Mid 16th century.]
ABASEMENT, noun. The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation. [Mid 16th century]

Dictionary definition

ABASEMENT, noun. A low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken.
ABASEMENT, noun. Depriving one of self-esteem.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin