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She read in his face that it had been a place of abasement, of degradation and despair. (source)abasement = treat as if of low worth
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The ecstasy of abasement. (source)abasement = treatment as if of low worth
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In our world there will be no emotions except fear, rage, triumph, and self-abasement. (source)
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His moral force was abased into more than childish weakness. (source)abased = degraded (lessened or lowered)
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But the former understood in dismay that Anne was actually enjoying her valley of humiliation—was reveling in the thoroughness of her abasement. (source)abasement = treatment as if of low worth
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The echo of the scream had not ceased to ring on the air when there came the reaction, and she sank on her knees on the floor in an agony of abasement. (source)abasement = feeling of low worth
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Sometimes his words were blurred, muffled, sometimes they came far too clearly to her ears, harsh, bitter words of confession and abasement, speaking of things she had never heard even a woman mention, secret things that brought the hot blood of modesty to her cheeks and made her grateful for his bowed head.† (source)
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But when, as in the case of Nicholas the Czar, the ringed crown of geographical empire encircles an imperial brain; then, the plebeian herds crouch abased before the tremendous centralization.† (source)
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Should I abase myself? (source)abase = degrade (treat as if of low worth)
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He was adoring, self-abasing, and grateful when she accepted him.† (source)
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This sent Albert into a frenzy of abasement.† (source)
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Humiliated, and abased in her own sight, Carley fell prey to a fury of jealousy.† (source)
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Meg pardoned him, and Mrs. March's grave face relaxed, in spite of her efforts to keep sober, when she heard him declare that he would atone for his sins by all sorts of penances, and abase himself like a worm before the injured damsel.† (source)
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Throughout their revels he kept close to his adored mistress, who was at the banquet with him and was more charming and fascinating to him than ever—he did not leave her side, abasing himself in his homage before her.† (source)
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She had not hurt me for the same reason that she had given over her body some hours before, not for passion or love, or mercy or humanity, but their complete absence and abasement, such that there were no wrongs remaining, no more crimes, nothing to save herself from.† (source)
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Civilized people, especially in our day, are neither elevated nor abased by the good or bad fortune of a captain.† (source)
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