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abasement

/əˈbeɪs.mənt/

Meanings
noun

Abaissement, humiliation

The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.

Examples :

"After the public scandal, the politician suffered great abasement and resigned from his position. "
Après le scandale public, le politicien a subi une grande humiliation et a démissionné de son poste.
attitude character action value moral

Related Words

Illustration cheating

cheating verb

/ˈtʃiːtɪŋ/

Tricher

"My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term."

Mon frère a raté sa biologie parce qu'il a triché à son partiel.

Illustration humiliation

humiliation noun

/hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/

Humiliation, mortification

"The public announcement of his mistake caused a significant humiliation for him. "

L'annonce publique de son erreur lui a causé une humiliation importante.

Illustration resigned

resigned verb

/ɹɪˈzaɪnd/

Resigner, signer à nouveau

"Since his driver's license had expired, John had to resigned it at the DMV. "

Comme son permis de conduire avait expiré, John a dû le resigner au DMV.

Illustration position

position noun

/pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/

Emplacement, endroit

"My favorite position in the classroom is near the window. "

Mon endroit préféré dans la salle de classe est près de la fenêtre.

Illustration bringing

bringing verb

/ˈbɹɪŋɪŋ/

Apporter, amener

"Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey."

Illustration student

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

Étudiant, élève

"He is a student of life."

C'est un étudiant de la vie.

Illustration humbled

humbled verb

/ˈhʌmbəld/ /ˈhʌmbld/

Humilier, abaisser

"The young chess champion was humbled after losing to a beginner. "

Le jeune champion d'échecs a été humilié après avoir perdu contre un débutant.

Illustration suffered

suffered verb

/ˈsʌfəd/ /ˈsʌfɚd/

Subir, souffrir

"Is anyone here afraid of suffering hardship?"

Quelqu'un ici a-t-il peur de subir des difficultés ?

Illustration humbling

humbling verb

/ˈhʌmblɪŋ/ /ˈʌmblɪŋ/

Humilier, rabaisser

"The champion tennis player's unexpected loss to a newcomer was incredibly humbling. "

La défaite inattendue du champion de tennis face à un nouveau venu a été incroyablement humiliante.

Illustration abasing

abasing verb

/əˈbeɪsɪŋ/

Abaisser, humilier

"The bully was abasing the younger student by making him do his homework in front of the whole class. "

Le tyran abaissait le jeune élève en lui faisant faire ses devoirs devant toute la classe.

Illustration scandal

scandal noun

/ˈskændəl/

Scandale, affaire

"Their affair was reported as a scandal by most tabloids."

Leur liaison a été rapportée comme un scandale par la plupart des tabloïds.

Illustration politician

politician noun

/ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪʃ.ən/ /pɑl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/

Homme politique, politicien, femme politique, politicienne

"The politician spoke at the school assembly about the importance of community involvement. "

L'homme politique a pris la parole lors de l'assemblée scolaire pour parler de l'importance de l'implication communautaire.