Hyphenation of abasement

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word abasement? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of abasement:

1.	A low or downcast state Each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement- H.L.Menchken
2.	Depriving one of self-esteem

Synonyms of abasement:

noun	degradation, abjection, humiliation
noun	humiliation, degradation, debasement

Last hyphenations of this language

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