abasement C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /əˈbeɪsmənt/ UK /əˈbeɪsmənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of humbling or degrading; a state of humiliation He endured public abasement rather than betray his friends. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of humbling or... humiliationdegradationdebasementmortificationhumblingabjection ↔ Opposites exaltationelevationhonordignity Word family Related forms abasebasedebasement Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown