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Abase vs Humiliated - What's the difference?

abase | humiliated |

As verbs the difference between abase and humiliated

is that abase is (archaic) to lower physically or depress; to stoop; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye while humiliated is (humiliate).

As an adjective humiliated is

deprived of dignity or self-respect.

abase

English

Verb

(abas)
  • (archaic) To lower physically or depress; to stoop; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye.
    • "Saying so, he abased his lance''." - ''
  • To lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, so as to hurt feelings or cause pain; to depress; to humiliate; to humble; to degrade.
    • "Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased'' ." - ''Luke 14:11
  • (obsolete) To lower in value, in particular as altering the content of alloys in coins.

    • Synonyms

    * debase * degrade

    Antonyms

    * promote * exalt * extoll

    Derived terms

    * abasedly * abasement * abaser

    References

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    humiliated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (humiliate)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • deprived of dignity or self-respect

    • Synonyms

    * degraded