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self-abasement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | penance, self-mortification |
| Type of | penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment |
Examples of self-abasement
self-abasement
It is a kind of ritual sacrifice of pop heroes, a small but formal self-abasement.
From the time.com
With his usual compulsive need for self-abasement, Mailer explains what had happened.
From the time.com
Their weight sagas inevitably include self-abasement as a springboard to their new selves.
From the nytimes.com
Speaking of which, there's the monument to self-abasement, the self-proclaimed Ocho Cinco.
From the denverpost.com
So here we are, back in the dark vale of self-abasement that is presidential campaigning.
From the time.com
The clown is the only entertainer who consistently draws laughter through his own self-abasement.
From the time.com
The audience for such plays apparently has a neurotic appetite for masochistic self-abasement.
From the time.com
But cleaving to this one is a form of national self-abasement.
From the independent.co.uk
Can any paper have fallen so far into total and utter craven self-abasement before the powerful?
From the guardian.co.uk
