- abasement (n.)
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[abasement 词源字典] - early 15c., "embarrassment, dread, fear," from abase + -ment. Sense of "action of lowering in price" is mid-15c.; "action of lowering in rank" is 1560s; "condition of being abased" is from 1610s.[abasement etymology, abasement origin, 英语词源]