abasement

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈbeɪsmənt/ UK /əˈbeɪsmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of humbling or degrading; a state of humiliation

He endured public abasement rather than betray his friends.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of humbling or... humiliation degradation debasement mortification humbling abjection

Opposites

exaltation elevation honor dignity

Word family

Related forms abase base debasement

Etymology

From abase + -ment, ultimately from Old French abaissier ('to lower'), from Vulgar Latin *abbassiāre, from Latin ad- ('to') + bassus ('low').

abaissier Old French bassus Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# abasement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈbeɪsmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈbeɪsmənt/

## Meanings
1. the act of humbling or degrading; a state of humiliation

## Examples
- He endured public abasement rather than betray his friends.

## Synonyms
- humiliation
- degradation
- debasement
- mortification
- humbling
- abjection

## Antonyms
- exaltation
- elevation
- honor
- dignity

## Related Forms
- abase
- base
- debasement

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: abaissier
- Root: bassus

## Etymology
From abase + -ment, ultimately from Old French abaissier ('to lower'), from Vulgar Latin *abbassiāre, from Latin ad- ('to') + bassus ('low').

## AI Etymology
Abasement is from abase + -ment, ultimately from Old French abaissier ('to lower'), from Vulgar Latin *abbassiāre, from Latin ad- ('to') + bassus ('low'). In present-day use, it means the act of humbling or degrading; a state of humiliation. Related vocabulary includes abase, base, and debasement.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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