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Definition of abasement noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

abasement

noun
 
/əˈbeɪsmənt/
 
/əˈbeɪsmənt/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the fact of being treated in a way that makes you accept somebody’s power over you
    • the enforced abasement of workers before the corporate ethos
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