self-abasement
Example Sentences
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Homo Sovieticus displayed self-abasement, passivity in the face of authority and extreme conformity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Strong, as we know from his portrayal of Kendall Roy on “Succession,” has a talent for self-abasement.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
And James H. Sweet, the protagonist of academia’s most recent pratfall, is a maestro of self-abasement.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022
The 14th-century saint Catherine of Siena is famous for drinking the pus of a woman’s open sore in an act of holy self-abasement.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2021
Sometimes he thought of Antonapoulos with awe and self-abasement, sometimes with pride—always with love unchecked by criticism, freed of will.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
