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self-abasement
self-abasement Self-abasement is a marked lowering or humbling of one’s sense of self-worth.
Self-abasement is a marked lowering or humbling of one’s sense of self-worth. In this source, it refers to the strong self-depreciation seen in shame, involving self-condemnation or a feeling of ill-desert rather than mere social hesitation.