self-abasement
Example Sentences
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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
Then again, self-abasement is nothing new for Mr. McCarthy.
From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2021
For the spiritually vigilant, this process requires authentic humility, a quality described by the medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides as the middle path between pride and shiflut, or "self-abasement."
From Salon • Sep. 15, 2021
Greenwell’s narrator is a poet of self-abasement, keenly attuned to the notion of size, of taking up too much space, and its centrality to queer experience.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2020
He is supposed to live in a continuous frenzy of hatred of foreign enemies and internal traitors, triumph over victories, and self-abasement before the power and wisdom of the Party.
From "1984" by George Orwell
