abasement

English

Etymology

abase +‎ -ment. Compare French abaissement.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈbeɪs.mənt/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪsmənt

Noun

abasement (countable and uncountable, plural abasements)

  1. The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low. [Mid 16th century.][1][2]
  2. The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation. [Mid 16th century.][1][2]

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References
  1. Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 2.
  2. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abasement”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, 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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