A lowering in or deprivation of character or self-esteem

• mortification

  1. A feeling of shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
  2. Discipline of the body and the appetites by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially when undertaken for religious reasons.
  3. Death or decay of living tissue; gangrene.

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  1. A feeling of shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
  2. Discipline of the body and the appetites by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially when undertaken for religious reasons.
  3. Death or decay of living tissue; gangrene.

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• humiliation

  1. The act of humiliating; degradation.
  2. The state of being humiliated or disgraced; shame.
  3. A humiliating condition or circumstance.

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  1. The act of humiliating; degradation.
  2. The state of being humiliated or disgraced; shame.
  3. A humiliating condition or circumstance.

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• degradation

  1. The act or process of degrading.
  2. The state of being degraded; degeneration.
  3. A decline to a lower condition, quality, or level.

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  1. The act or process of degrading.
  2. The state of being degraded; degeneration.
  3. A decline to a lower condition, quality, or level.

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• debasement

  1. The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering, especially in character or quality.
  2. The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

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  1. The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering, especially in character or quality.
  2. The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

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