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Self-abasement

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Noun

1. penance, self-abasement, self-mortification

voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Self-abasement

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noun
the act of putting oneself down, behaving in a very humble manner, or belittling oneself
Submission or self-abasement is another tactic of emotional manipulation.
people wallowing in self-hatred and self-abasement
They believe self-abasement will win them back whatever it is they have lost.

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Self-abasement

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noun
a humbling or abasement of oneself

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Self-abasement

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n.
Degradation or humiliation of oneself, especially because of feelings of guilt or inferiority.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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