Obscure Word Of The Day Abasement

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Not to be confused with having 'a basement', abasement is a form of grovelling and servility by bowing and scraping and even humiliating yourself to curry favour from someone percieved to be of a higher standing, or a more powerful position. Some powerful figures may surround themselves with grovellers, eager to lie down in puddles so the boss can walk over them without getting wet feet, while others may feel that a display of self-abasement is repulsive. It is not a practice I could ever subscribe too, or expect others to do for me. Arthur Chappell