self-debasement
noun[U]
uk/ˌself.dɪˈbeɪs.mənt/us/ˌself.dɪˈbeɪs.mənt/theactionofdeliberatelymaking yourself lessdeservingofrespect:
In thesegroups,statusisgainedbysufferinghumiliation, byperformingactsof self-debasement.
- The anxieties thataccumulatedwhentraditionallifewasdisruptedbycolonialismexpressedthemselves throughactsofhysteriaand self-debasement.
- Theunnecessarilyexcessiveself-debasement was howdefendantschosetoconveyto theworldatlargethattheirconfessionswere not to be takenseriously.
- Is such areversalonlyusefulforinscribingwomen’sideologicalself-debasement ?
Deteriorating and making worse
- add
- admin
- aggravate
- backslide
- be (all) downhillidiom
- debase
- deteriorate
- deterioration
- devaluation
- devalue
- disintegrate
- dog
- make matters worseidiom
- one step forward, two steps backidiom
- regress
- regression
- regressive
- relapse
- worse
- worsen