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(n)
The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
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An event which causes humbleness; a set-down.
A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.
an affront to one's dignity or pride
The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering or degradation, especially in character or quality.
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
The activity by which somebody is shamed.
The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
(figurative) A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something).
An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.
(uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
The act of giving insult.
(uncountable) The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.
Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
The act of defiling.
The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
an act of belittling
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
American standard spelling of dishonour.
(v)
(transitive) To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
(uncountable) Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy.
(adj)
Degrading; that degrades.
The act of corrupting or subverting morale, discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in morale.
The abasement of oneself.
The act or condition of prostrating oneself (lying face-down), as a sign of humility.
The state of being subjugated; forced control by others.
An act of derision.
The act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors, condescension.
The act of burial.
The act of dignifying or making dignified
The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
The act or process of succumbing.
The act or process of anathemizing.
An honoring; the act of paying homage, respect, or worship.
Feeling or expressing sorrow over someone's death.
(uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful).
A publication of investigative journalism that reveals hidden and often scandalous truths.
The act of renouncing one's own rights or claims; self-abnegation.
The act of deploring or lamenting; lamentation.
The act of chastening.
(sports) Moving from one division to a lower one, due to finishing the season with fewer points than others.
The act by which somebody is chastened.
(obsolete) The act of making noble.
The act of raising on high; elevation.
(obsolete) The act of thinking or treating as worthy; honour (especially of God).
The property of being subordinate; inferiority of rank or position.
(uncountable) The act of adoring; loving devotion or fascination.
(obsolete, rare) The act of imposing; imposition.
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
The act of lamenting.
An act of supplicating; a humble request.
The act of anathematizing; vigorous denunciation.
The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.
(uncountable) Abatement; reduction; (countable) an instance of this.
Act of absolving; absolution.
The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.
Alternative spelling of admortization. [(historical, law) In feudal law, the reducing of lands or tenements to mortmain.]
(archaic)Act of assoiling, or state of being assoiled; absolution; acquittal.
The act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.
The act or instance of suppressing.
The act of admonishing.
Alternative form of chastisement. [The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.]
The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
The act of submerging or the state of being submerged; submersion.
The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.
The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
The act of chastising oneself.
The act or process of dementalizing.
The act by which something is doomed or fated; a condemnation.
An act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds.
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
The act of reviling.
The deprivation of a crown; the deprivation of the status of monarch or of authority.
The act of disacknowledging.
The act of adhibiting.
The act of giving a rebuke.
The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.
(obsolete) atonement or expiation.
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
(law, rare) Rejection or confiscation by judicial sentence.
The act or process of martyrizing.
The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.
Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
The result of embossing; something that has been embossed.
The act or process of amortizing.
The process or act of stigmatizing.
The act of abjugating. An unyoking, freeing, or uncoupling.