self-abasing
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Self-abasing — Self a*bas ing, a. Lowering or humbling one s self. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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self-effacing — Synonyms and related words: altruistic, backward, bashful, committed, consecrated, dedicated, deprecative, deprecatory, devoted, diffident, disinterested, humble, modest, rabbity, retiring, sacrificing, self abasing, self abnegating, self… … Moby Thesaurus
self-denying — Synonyms and related words: Albigensian, Catharist, Franciscan, Sabbatarian, Trappist, Waldensian, abstinent, altruistic, anchoritic, ascetic, austere, committed, consecrated, dedicated, devoted, disinterested, eremitic, flagellant, humble,… … Moby Thesaurus
self-sacrificing — Synonyms and related words: altruistic, committed, consecrated, dedicated, devoted, disinterested, humble, modest, sacrificing, self abasing, self abnegating, self abnegatory, self denying, self devoted, self effacing, self forgetful, self… … Moby Thesaurus
self-deprecating — adj self critical, overly modest, humble, unpretentious; unassertive, shrinking, retiring, backward, quiet, constrained, restrained, reserved; self abnegating, self abasing, self effacing, unassuming, unpresuming; diffident, shy, hesitant,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Abasing — Abase A*base ([.a]*b[=a]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abased} ([.a]*b[=a]st ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abasing}.] [F. abaisser, LL. abassare, abbassare; ad + bassare, fr. bassus low. See {Base}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. To lower or depress; to throw or cast… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… … Universalium
altruistic — Synonyms and related words: almsgiving, beneficent, benevolent, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, committed, consecrated, considerate, dedicated, devoted, disinterested, eleemosynary, freehearted, generous, good, greathearted, humane … Moby Thesaurus
committed — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, affianced, afire, altruistic, ardent, assured, beholden, beholden to, betrothed, bound, bound and determined, bounden, bounden to, burning, compromised, consecrated, constant, contracted, decided, decisive,… … Moby Thesaurus
