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

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne