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self-abasement

noun

1 self-abasement

Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing.

synonyms: penance, self-mortification.

Roget 879: humility, humbleness; meekness, lowness; lowliness, lowlihood; abasement, self-abasement; submission etc. 725; resignation.    condescension; ... show more

Dutch: boetedoening, zelfvernedering


Moby thesaurus: abasement, altruism, comedown, commitment, consecration, debasement, dedication, deflation, descent, devotion, disgrace, disinterest, disinterestedness, dump, embarrassment, hangdog look, humbled pride, humiliation, humility, letdown ... show more.

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