abasement
/əˈbeɪs.mənt/noun
abasement is spelled A-B-A-S-E-M-E-N-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abasement means “The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abasement is abasements.
How many letters and syllables are in abasement?
| Letters | 9: A-B-A-S-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is abasement?
Abasement appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce abasement?
- /əˈbeɪs.mənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-abasement.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of abasement
- abasements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abasement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:abasement.
- 2
The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation or degradation; a feeling of having been reduced in dignity, reputation, stature, self-esteem or respect.
After his actions, my abasement is complete, and I can be humiliated no more.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abasement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of abasing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | humiliation |
| German | Erniedrigung |
| Portuguese | rebaixe, humilhação, aviltamento |
| Spanish | rebajamiento, abatimiento, humillación |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does abasement come from?
From Middle English abaissement, from Middle French abaissement (“astonishment”). Equivalent to abase + -ment. Compare French abaissement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).