The Open Dictionary

abasement

noun

UK/əˈbeɪs.mənt/
US/əˈbeɪs.mənt/

Definitions of abasement noun

  1. Uncountable

    The act of making someone feel humiliated, disrespected, or of lower status; degradation.

    • The children were left to live a life of degradation and abasement.

    • He is consumed by the desire to bring about the abasement of those he sees as his rivals.

    • The film vividly portrayed the miserable conditions of poverty and abasement.