abasement
Common misspellings:
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- assement (33.3%)
- abaesment (66.7%)
Usage examples for abasement:
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It was the last step of the long way Harry had travelled- from self- abasement to remorse and awakening conscience, through struggle with appetite to victory over himself, self- abnegation, acquiescence in the great law of retribution, and finally, in his despair, to prayer.
"The Long Lane's Turning" – Hallie Erminie Rives -
These diminutive observations seem to take away something from the dignity of writing, and therefore are never communicated but with hesitation, and a little fear of abasement and contempt.
"A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland" – Samuel Johnson