"self-abasing" meaning in All languages combined

See self-abasing on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more self-abasing [comparative], most self-abasing [superlative]
Etymology: From self- + abasing. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|abasing}} self- + abasing Head templates: {{en-adj}} self-abasing (comparative more self-abasing, superlative most self-abasing)
  1. Humbling by the consciousness of guilt or by shame. Related terms: self-abased
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