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Definitions: Abasement |
AbasementNoun1. A low or downcast state: "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken. 2. Depriving one of self-esteem. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "abasement" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1374. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Satire | ABASEMENT, n. A decent and customary mental attitude in the presence of wealth of power. Peculiarly appropriate in an employee when addressing an employer. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: AbasementSynonyms: abjection (n), degradation (n), humiliation (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Depression | Noun: lowering; Verb: depression; dip; (concavity); abasement; detrusion; reduction. |
Disrepute | Noun: disrepute, discredit; ill repute, bad repute, bad name, bad odor, bad favor, ill name, ill odor, ill favor; disapprobation; ingloriousness, derogation; abasement, debasement; abjectness; Adjective: degradation, dedecoration; a long farewell to all my greatness; odium, obloquy, opprobrium, ignominy. |
Humility | Noun: humility, humbleness; meekness, lowness; lowliness, lowlihood; abasement, self-abasement; submission; resignation. |
Servility | Noun: servility; slavery; (subjection); obsequiousness; Adjective: subserviency; abasement; prostration, prosternation; genuflection; (worship); fawning; Verb: tuft-hunting, timeserving, flunkeyism; sycophancy; (flattery); humility. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Abasement |
| English words defined with "abasement": Abjectness ♦ Depression of the visible horizon ♦ Himself, Humblesse. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "abasement": Adultery. (references) |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | His whole person expressed abasement and firmness, an indescribably courageous dejection. |
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| "Abasement" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Abasement" is used about 11 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 11 | 106,044 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "abasement": abasement of morality ♦ self abasement. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "abasement": mock-abasement, self-abasement. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
abasement | 5 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "abasement"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaan | verlaging (abatement, decrease, lowering). (various references) | |
Albanian | poshtërim (abjection, humiliation, ignominy, letdown, vituperation). (various references) | |
Arabic | إحتقار (contempt, hiss, scorn), إذلال (humiliation, indignity, prostration). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | унижаване (humiliation, mortification, prostration). (various references) | |
Chinese | 降级 (demotion, Disrate). (various references) | |
Czech | ponížení (abjection, degradation, humiliation, indignity, mortification, prostration). (various references) | |
Dutch | verootmoediging (abjection, abjectness), vernedering (abjection, abjectness). (various references) | |
Esperanto | sinhumiligo, malrespektigo, malaltigo, humiligo, humiliĝo. (various references) | |
Finnish | alennustila (degradation, state of abasement). (various references) | |
French | humiliation. (various references) | |
Frisian | fernedering (abjection, abjectness). (various references) | |
German | abwertung (cheapening, debasement, devaluation), verfall (blight, decadence, decadences, decay, decline, dilapidation, disrepair, expiration, expiry, exspiration, fall, forfeiture, lapse, lapsing, obsolescence, plight), niedergang (comedown, companion ladder, companionway, decay, decline, descent, downfall, eclipse, fall, gangway, going down, setting), Erniedrigung, Demu.tigung, erniedrigung (degradation, flattening, flatting, humiliation), entwürdigung (debasement, degradation, disgrace). (various references) | |
Greek | ξεπεσμόσ (come down, degradation), υποβιβασμόσ (degradation, demotion, relegation), υποβίβαση (reduction), εξευτελισμόσ (debasement, vilification), ταπείνωση (abjection, dell, humiliation, ignominy, mortification, prostrate, step-down). (various references) | |
Hebrew | בזוי (abashment, abject, contempt, contemptible, cursed, deprecation, despicable, despised, despising, ignominius, measly, menial, pitiful, vile). (various references) | |
Hungarian | megalázás (abjection, humiliation, indignity, mortification, slight), lealacsonyítás (debasement, degradation, humiliation). (various references) | |
Icelandic | auðmýing (abjection, abjectness), litillækkun (abjection, abjectness). (various references) | |
Italian | umiliazione (humiliation, snub, stoop). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 失墜 (fall, forfeit, sink). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しっつい (fall, forfeit, sink). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | abasementay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | rebaixamento (breaking down, core drilling, cutting, debasement, degradation, depreciation, reduction in proof, trepanning), humilhação (abasements, abjection, humiliation, mortification, snub, take down). (various references) | |
Romanian | umilire (contumely, crouch, humiliation, mortification, stoop), retrogradare (demoting, reduction, relegation, retrogradation), degradare (abjection, debasement, defacement, degradation, gradation, reduction), înjosire (debasement, humbling, humiliation, mortification). (various references) | |
Russian | унижение (abaissement, debasement, degradation, derogation, humilliation, indignity, mortification). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | uniženje, poniženje (degradation, humiliation, humility, indignity, mortification). (various references) | |
Spanish | humillación (comedown, debasement, derogation, humiliation, mortification). (various references) | |
Swedish | förnedring (debasement, degradation, humiliation, prostration), förödmjukelse (abjection, abjectness, humiliation, indignity, mortification). (various references) | |
Turkish | alçalma (degradation, descent, humiliation, letdown, self abasement, stooping, subsidence), aşağılama (contempt, contemptuousness, disparagement, humiliation, insolence, insult, mortification, opprobrium), küçülme (becoming smaller, decrease, derogation, self abasement, shrinkage), küçük düşürme (humiliation). (various references) | |
Ukranian | зневажання (forgetfulness, neglect, trample, violation), приниження (abjection, climb down, come down, debasement, depreciation, detraction, humiliation, mortification, stoop), пониження (descent, setback). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự l m nhục (humiliation, indignity, snub, snubbing), sự l m mất thể diện (disparagement), sự l m hạ phẩm giá. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "abasement": abasements. (additional references) | |
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"Abasement" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abarement, abasment, abesement. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "abasement" (pronounced 'A*base"ment'): Abashment, Abatement, Abetment, Abjurement, Abodement, Aborsement, Abortment, Abridgment, Absentment, Abutment, Accordment, Accouchement, Accroachment, Accrument, Accusement, Acquirement, Acquitment, Adjournment, Adjudgment, Adjustment, Adorement, Adornment, Advancement, Advisement, Affeerment, Afforcement, Affordment, Affrayment, Affreightment, Affrightment, Aggroupment, Agistment, Agreement, Agroupment, Ailment, Alignment, Alinement, Allayment, Allegement, Allignment, Allotment, Allurement, Amassment, Amazement, Amendment, Amercement, Amusement, Annexment, Announcement, Annulment, Anointment, Apartment, Appallment, Appeachment, Appeasement, Appertainment, Appliment, Applotment, Appointment, Appraisement, Apprizement, Approachment, Arraignment, Arrestment, Ascertainment, Aspirement, Assailment, Assentment, Assessment, assignment, Assithment, Assortment, Assuagement, Assythment, Astoundment, Attachment, Attainment, Attaintment, Attendment, Attirement, Attornment, auripigment, Availment, Avengement, Averment, Avisement, Avouchment, Bailment, Baptizement, Basement, Batement, Befriendment, Beguilement, Benightment, Benumbment, Bequeathment, Bereavement, Beseechment, Besetment, Besiegement, Bestowment, Betrayment, Betrothment, Betrustment, Bewailment, Bewitchment, Bewrayment, Bisegment, Blastment, Bodement, Bombardment, Bushment, Butment, Cajolement, Casement, Catchment, Cerement, Cessment, Chatoyment, Cloyment, Coadjustment, Commandment, Commencement, Commitment, Compartment, Compilement, Completement, Complotment, Comportment, Concealment, Condolement, Confinement, Confutement, Congealment, Conjurement, Consignment, Containment, Contentment, Contrivement, Controlment, Convincement, Copartment, Counterrolment, Curtailment, Debarment, Debasement, Debatement, Debauchment, Deboshment, Decampment, Decidement, Declarement, Decorement, Deducement, Defacement, Deferment, Definement, Deforcement, Defraudment, Defrayment, Degradement, Delayment, Denotement, Denouncement, Department, Deplorement, Deportment, Depravement, Deprivement, Derailment, Derangement, Derivement, Desightment, Designment, Despisement, Despoilment, Detachment, Detainment, Determent, Dethronement, Devolvement, Devotement, Diducement, Disagreement, Disannulment, Disappointment, Disarrangement, Disarrayment, Disavowment, Disbandment, Disbarment, Disbursement, Discernment, Discontentment, Diseasement, Disembarkment, Disemboguement, Disemployment, Disenchantment, Disendowment, Disengagement, Disenthrallment, Disgorgement, Disguisement, Disimprovement, Disinterment, Disinthrallment, Dislodgment, Dismastment, Disobligement, Disownment, Dispatchment, Disportment, Disposement, Distillment, Divergement, Divestment, Divinement, Divorcement, Easement, Effacement, Ejectment, Eloignment, Eloinment, Elopement, Embalmment, Embankment, Embarkment, Embasement, Embayment, Embedment, Emboitement, Embossment, Emboyssement, Embracement, Embranchment, Embreathement, Embroilment, Embushment, Empalement, Emplacement, Employment, Enactment, Encampment, Encasement, Encashment, Enchainment, Enchantment, Enclavement, Encroachment, Encrustment, Encystment, Endearment, Endictment, Endowment, Enduement, Endurement, Enfeoffment, Enfoldment, Enforcement, Engagement, Engorgement, Engraffment, Engrailment, Engravement, Engrossment, Engulfment, enhancement, Enjoinment, Enjoyment, Enlacement, Enlargement, Enlistment, Enouncement, Enragement, Enrichment, Enrockment, Enrollment, Enslavement, Enswathement, Entailment, Entassment, Entertainment, Enthrallment, Enthronement, Enticement, Entombment, Entrancement, Entreatment, Entwinement, Enwrapment, Epaulement, Equipment, Erasement, Escapement, Escarpment, Eschewment, Espousement, Estrangement, Estrepement, Evincement, Evolvement, Exaltment, Excitement, Excusement, Exertment, Exhalement, Exhaustment, Explorement, Extolment, Farcement, Feoffment, figment, fitment, Fleshment, Forcement, Foreappointment, Forebodement, Forejudgment, fragment, Freshment, Frightment, fulfillment, garment, Gazement, Imbankment, Imbowment, Imbruement, Imbrutement, Imbuement, Imbursement, Immoment, immurement, Impackment, impairment, Impartment, impeachment, impingement, Imposement, impressment, improvement, Impugnment, Incagement, incasement, Incensement, incitement, Incommodement, Increasement, Incrustment, Indebtment, Indentment, indictment, Inditement, Indorsement, Indowment, inducement, Induement, Indulgement, Infeoffment, Infoldment, infringement, Ingraftment, Ingulfment, Insignment, installment, instillment, Insultment, Intendment, Interchangement, Interlacement, interment, internment, Inthrallment, Intombment, intrenchment, Introducement, Intwinement, Inurement, investment, Invitement, involvement, judgment, jument, Lavement, Ledgment, lodgment, loment, maladjustment, Maltreament, Mandment, Manurement, Mendment, Misadjustment, Misallotment, Misarrangement, Misemployment, Misimprovement, Misjudgment, misplacement, misstatement. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: entamebas. | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-e-m-n-s-t" | |
-1 letter: basement, emanates, entameba, manatees. | |
-2 letters: amebean, bantams, baseman, basemen, batsman, batsmen, bemeans, benames, emanate, enemata, manatee, meanest. | |
-3 letters: abates, absent, amebae, ameban, amebas, aments, ansate, atmans, bantam, batman, batmen, beaten, bemata, bemean, bename, enates, enemas, manats, mantas, mantes, mensae, sateen, seaman, seamen, senate, stamen. | |
-4 letters: abase, abate, abeam, abets, ameba, amens, ament, ansae, antae, antas, antes, atman, atmas, banes, baste, bates, beams, beans, beast, beats, beets, bemas, benes, bents, beset, betas, eaten, enate, enema, etnas, mabes, manas, manat, manes, manse, manta, mates, means, meant, meats, meets, mensa, mense, menta, mesne, metes, nabes, names, nates, neats, neems, nemas, samba, satem, semen, sente, setae, stane, steam, tabes, tames, teams, tease, teems, teens, tense. | |
-5 letters: abas, abet, amas, amen, anas, anes, ansa, anta, ante, ants, asea, ates, atma, baas, bams, bane, bans, base, bast, bate, bats, beam, bean, beat, been, bees, beet, bema, bene, bens, bent, best, beta, bets, ease, east, eats, emes, etas, etna, mabe, maes, mana, mane, mans, mast, mate, mats, mean, meat, meet, mesa, meta, mete, nabe, nabs, name, neat, nebs, neem, nema, nest, nets, sabe, same, sane, sate, seam, seat, seem, seen, seme, sene, sent, seta, stab, stem, tabs, tame, tams, tans, team, teas, teem, teen, tees, tens. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-e-e-m-n-s-t" | |
+1 letter: abasements, abatements, entamoebas. | |
+3 letters: antechambers, balletomanes. | |
+4 letters: amenabilities, cabinetmakers, embarrassment, transmembrane. | |
+5 letters: embarrassments, lamentableness, sabermetrician. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 62 61 73 65 6D 65 6E 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -... .- ... . -- . -. - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100010 01100001 01110011 01100101 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A b a s e m e n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0062 0061 0073 0065 006D 0065 006E 0074 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)356867857179718086 |
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