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humiliation vs abasement

abasement vs humiliation

humiliation and abasement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
humiliation Yes No No No
abasement Yes No No No
As nouns, humiliation and abasement are synonyms defined as:
  • humiliation and abasement: depriving one of self-esteem
As nouns, abasement is a hyponym of humiliation; that is, abasement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than humiliation:
  • humiliation: state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
  • abasement: a low or downcast state
Other hyponyms of humiliation include abjection, degradation.
humiliation (noun) abasement (noun)
depriving one of self-esteem depriving one of self-esteem
an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect a low or downcast state
strong feelings of embarrassment
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
Difference between humiliation and abasement

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