Abasement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a low or downcast state; - H.L.Menchken

depriving one of self-esteem

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌælɪkˈɔɪdiəs/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɔːst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɔːst/

4 syllables Say it as /kˌælɪkˈɔɪdiəs/.

Examples

each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

degradation abjection humiliation

Parts of Speech

noun	a low or downcast state; - H.L.Menchken “each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement”
noun	depriving one of self-esteem

Word Forms

degrade	verb	reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
humiliate	verb	cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
abase	verb	cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Erniedrigung

ein niedergeschlagener oder niedergeschlagener Zustand; - H.L. Menchken

🇫🇷French

humiliation

un état bas ou déprimé ; - H.L. Menchken

🇪🇸Spanish

humillación

un estado bajo o abatido; - H. L. Menchken

🇮🇹Italian

umiliazione

uno stato basso o abbattuto; - H.L.Menchken

🇳🇱Dutch

vernedering

een lage of neerslachtige toestand; - H.L.Menchken

🇵🇹Portuguese

humilhação

um estado baixo ou abatido; - H. L. Menchken

🇷🇺Russian

унижение

подавленное или унылое состояние; - Х.Л.Менкен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपमान

नीची या उदास अवस्था; - एच.एल.मेन्चकेन

🇧🇩Bengali

অবমাননা

একটি নিম্ন বা নিম্নগামী অবস্থা; - H.L.Menchken

🇮🇳Tamil

தாழ்த்துதல்

குறைந்த அல்லது கீழ்நிலை நிலை; - எச்.எல்.மென்ச்கென்

🇮🇳Telugu

అధోకరణం

తక్కువ లేదా దిగువ స్థితి; - H.L.Menchken

🇮🇳Marathi

अपमान

कमी किंवा कमी स्थिती; - एच.एल.मेंचकेन

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપમાન

નીચી અથવા મંદ સ્થિતિ; - એચ.એલ.મેંચકેન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಮಾನ

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಳಮಟ್ಟದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ; - H.L.Menchken

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപമാനിക്കൽ

താഴ്ന്നതോ താഴ്ന്നതോ ആയ അവസ്ഥ; - H.L.Menchken

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ

ਇੱਕ ਨੀਵੀਂ ਜਾਂ ਨੀਵੀਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ; - H.L.Menchken

🇵🇰Urdu

ذلت

ایک کم یا نیچے کی حالت؛ - H.L.Menchken

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

屈辱

情绪低落或沮丧； ——H·L·门奇肯

🇯🇵Japanese

屈辱

低いまたはうつむいた状態。 - H.L.メンチケン

🇰🇷Korean

실추

낮거나 우울한 상태; - H.L.멘치켄

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hạ mình

trạng thái thấp hoặc chán nản; - H.L.Menchken

🇹🇭Thai

ความต่ำต้อย

สถานะต่ำหรือตกต่ำ; - เอช.แอล.เม็นช์เคน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerendahan diri

keadaan rendah atau terpuruk; - H.L.Menchken

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapakababa

isang mababang o downcast na estado; - H.L.Menchken

🇲🇾Malay

kehinaan

keadaan rendah atau rendah; - H.L.Menchken

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الذل

حالة منخفضة أو محبطة. - إتش إل مينشكين

🇮🇷Persian

تحقیر

حالت کم یا پایین. - H.L.Menchken

🇹🇷Turkish

aşağılama

düşük veya aşağı yönlü bir durum; - H.L. Menchken

🇮🇱Hebrew

השפלה

מצב נמוך או מושפל; - ה.ל.מנצ'קן

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What is the primary definition of the word 'abasement'?

The primary meaning of 'abasement' is 'a low or downcast state; - H.L.Menchken'.

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Using 'abasement' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'abasement' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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