Dictionary 1. (n.) Degradation of one's self by one's own act.2. (n.) Humiliation or abasement proceeding from consciousness of inferiority, guilt, or shame. Thesaurus abasement altruism comedown commitment consecration debasement dedication deflation descent devotion disgrace disinterest disinterestedness dump embarrassment hangdog look humbled pride humiliation humility letdown modesty mortification put-down sacrifice self-abnegation self-denial self-devotion self-diminishment self-effacement self-forgetfulness self-immolation self-neglect self-neglectfulness self-renouncement self-sacrifice self-subjection selflessness setdown shame shamefacedness shamefastness unacquisitiveness unpossessiveness unselfishness |