abasement
English
Etymology
abase + -ment. Compare French abaissement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈbeɪs.mənt/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪsmənt
Noun
abasement (countable and uncountable, plural abasements)
- The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low. [Mid 16th century.][1][2]
- The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation. [Mid 16th century][1][2]
- 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 17 (ii),
- He was wearing cavalry twill trousers and a buff crew-neck sweater. The effect was of symbolic abasement mixed with military resolve […]
- 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 17 (ii),
Synonyms
Antonyms
antonyms of "abasement"
Translations
the act of abasing
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References
- Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], ISBN 0550142304), page 2.
- “abasement” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860457-0, page 2.
- abasement in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- abasement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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