Word of the Day: August 24, 2018

self-abasement

Definition: (noun) Degradation or humiliation of oneself, especially because of feelings of guilt or inferiority.
Synonyms: self-mortification, penance
Usage: “Let them break my heart if they like,” she had thought to herself, in the self-abasement of that bitter moment; “it will be no more than I have deserved.”

 

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