abasement
noun [ U ] uk/əˈbeɪs.mənt/ us/əˈbeɪs.mənt/
羞辱，贬低
the act of making someone seem less important or less deserving of respect
Slaves were subject to a life of degradation and abasement. 奴隶们过着堕落和屈辱的生活。
The pilgrims knelt in self-abasement. 朝圣者自卑地跪下。
See: abase
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- He is obsessed with the abasement of all his perceived enemies.
- The politician has had to endure a year of abasement.
- They talk about the personal abasement that flows from sexual immorality.