self-abasement
Example Sentences
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She cites an online tendency among women to wield the word as a tool of self-abasement — “I’m a mess, I choose chaos.”
From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025
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
This is a tale of reverence, and a contemplation of whether that state — with its mingled elements of devotion, self-abasement and love — is possible as a secular exercise.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2022
Then again, self-abasement is nothing new for Mr. McCarthy.
From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2021
It swelled and swelled until all the loss, all the grief, all the loneliness and self-abasement of her life washed away.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
