A lowering in or deprivation of character or self-esteem

• 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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• abasement

  1. The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low. [Mid 16^th century.]
  2. The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation. [Mid 16^th century]

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  1. The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low. [Mid 16^th century.]
  2. The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation. [Mid 16^th century]

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Humiliation

• chagrin

  1. A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event:
  2. To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit:

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  1. A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event:
  2. To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit:

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• remorse

  1. Moral anguish arising from repentance for past misdeeds; bitter regret.
  2. Compassion.

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  1. Moral anguish arising from repentance for past misdeeds; bitter regret.
  2. Compassion.

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• regret

  1. To feel sorry, disappointed, distressed, or remorseful about:
  2. To remember with a feeling of loss or sorrow; mourn:
  3. To feel regret.

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  1. To feel sorry, disappointed, distressed, or remorseful about:
  2. To remember with a feeling of loss or sorrow; mourn:
  3. To feel regret.

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Penance

• discipline

  1. Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement:
  2. Control obtained by enforcing compliance or order:
  3. Controlled behavior resulting from disciplinary training; self-control:

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  1. Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement:
  2. Control obtained by enforcing compliance or order:
  3. Controlled behavior resulting from disciplinary training; self-control:

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• flagellation

  1. The act or practice of flagellating.
  2. The flagellar arrangement on an organism.

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  1. The act or practice of flagellating.
  2. The flagellar arrangement on an organism.

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• purgation

  1. The act of purging or purifying.

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  1. The act of purging or purifying.

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