SuaviloquyToday’s word

self-abasement

Self-abasement, n.

1. Degradation of one's self by one's own act.

2. Humiliation or abasement proceeding from consciousness of inferiority, guilt, or shame.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists self-abasement only as an antonym, under pride.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given

Antonyms