abasement
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
abase + -ment. Compare French abaissement.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
abasement (plural abasements)
- The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low. [Mid 16th century.][1][2]
- The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation. [Mid 16th century][1][2]
Translations [edit]
the act of abasing
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Shorthand [edit]
- Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified,Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - a - left s - m
References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2004 [1998], Elliott K. Dobbie; Dunmore, C. William, et al., Barnhart, Robert K. editor, Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Edinburgh, Scotland: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, ISBN 0550142304, page 2:.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 2:
- abasement in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- abasement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
