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dignity; mortify, ( , ); It was his policy
never to put prisoners in irons, or disgrace or humiliate them. — Little
Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers;
• (chagrin)- a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation,
( , ); To my chagrin, my eyes fell
almost instantly upon the Chevalier Le Moyne, wearing the very gorgeous
uniform of aide to General Bonaparte. — The Rose of Old St. Louis;
• (abase)- to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation;
humble; degrade, ( , ); Was it
to abase the pride of human intellect and genius? — Reminiscences of Samuel
Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey;
• (mortify)- to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect,
( , ); The
dislocation of the limb had ended in an open wound, which at length, having
resisted all the attempts of the physicians to stop its progress, had begun
to mortify, and the life of the sufferer was fast ebbing away. — Darius the
Great Makers of History;
• punish the flesh, ( , );
• (demean)- to lower in dignity, honor, or standing; debase, ( / ;
); There was not a particle of truth in the accusation; her
husband would never so demean himself. — Oscar Wilde;
degradation : abase abash > unabashed
• (degradation)- humiliation; disgrace; dishonor, ( ; );
The degradation, the wrongs, the vices, that grow out of slavery, are more
than I can describe. — Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl;
• a decline to a lower condition, quality, or level; It appears that VHF digital
signals may be more succeptible to signal scatter and degradation, which is
posing a problem for people relying solely on an indoor antenna;
• (abase)- to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation;
humble; degrade, ( , ); Was it
to abase the pride of human intellect and genius? — Reminiscences of Samuel
Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey;
• (abash)- to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of;
disconcert; make ashamed or embarrassed, ( / / /
, ); He was evidently abashed, and covered his confusion by
lighting a cigar and smoking it with the lighted end in his mouth. — The
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861;