Found 2 items, similar to self-abasement.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: self-abasement self-abasement n : voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing [syn: penance, self-mortification]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Self-abasement Self-abasement \Self`-a*base"ment\, n. 1. Degradation of one's self by one's own act. [1913 Webster] 2. Humiliation or abasement proceeding from consciousness of inferiority, guilt, or shame. [1913 Webster]