self-abased

adjective

Negatively affected by feelings of inferiority, unworthiness, self-doubt, guilt, or shame.

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Meanings

adjectiveself-abased (comparative more self-abased, superlative most self-abased)

comparative more self-abased · superlative most self-abased

  1. Negatively affected by feelings of inferiority, unworthiness, self-doubt, guilt, or shame.

Origin

From self- + abased.

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APA

self-abased. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-abased

MLA

“self-abased.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-abased. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-abased,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-abased.

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