verb (third-person singular simple present abaseth, present participle abaseth, past tense and past participle abased) as in strong fondness

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humiliate, debase, mortify

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Example:The insults humiliatingly affected the politician, causing him to withdraw from the campaign.

Definition:To wound the pride or self-respect of someone by some perceived indignity or disgrace.

From humiliate

Example:He sought to debase his reputation by spreading false information about his competitor.

Definition:To lower the worth of something; to diminish the value or quality of something.

From debase

Example:The embarrassment was so intense that she felt mortified by the public shaming, wishing to hide in a hole.

Definition:To make someone extremely ashamed or embarrassing by causing them to suffer in a public setting.

From mortify