self-abasement

• Nom désignant l'action de s'humilier ou de se punir volontairement, souvent comme forme d'expiation pour une faute supposée.

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

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1. Voluntary self-punishmentC1formal

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

   Auto-punition volontaire

   • 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.

   Synonymesatonementpenanceself-flagellationself-mortificationself-punishment