self-abasement

• Substantiv, das die freiwillige Selbsterniedrigung oder Selbstbestrafung bezeichnet, oft als Form der Buße für ein vermeintliches Vergehen.

A noun referring to the act of voluntarily humiliating or punishing oneself, often as a form of atonement for a perceived wrongdoing.

unzählbar

1. Voluntary self-punishmentC1formal

   The act of deliberately punishing oneself to make amends for a mistake or wrongdoing.

   Selbstkasteiung

   • His self-abasement after the scandal was extreme and unnecessary.
   • She engaged in acts of self-abasement to seek forgiveness for her past errors.
   • The monk's life was one of constant self-abasement and prayer.

   Synonymeatonementpenanceself-flagellationself-mortificationself-punishment