Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Abasement \A*base"ment\ ([.a]*b[=a]s"ment), n. [Cf. F.
   abaissement.]
   The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of
   being abased or humbled; humiliation.

Source : WordNet®

abasement
     n 1: a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into
          an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken [syn: {degradation},
           {abjection}]
     2: depriving one of self-esteem [syn: {humiliation}]