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self-abasement

/ˌself.əˈbeɪs.mənt/

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noun

/ˌself.əˈbeɪs.mənt/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее акт добровольного унижения или наказания себя, часто как форма искупления за предполагаемый проступок.

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

uncountable

  1. Voluntary self-punishmentC1formal

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

    ruСамоуничижение

    • 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.

    Synonymsatonementpenanceself-flagellationself-mortificationself-punishment

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  • self-abasements plural form
  • self-abasements' possessive plural form
  • self-abasement's possessive singular form
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