1. humiliated or degraded; made to feel ashamed or inferior
Usage: often used in formal or literary contexts

Examples

• He felt abased after being publicly criticized by his boss.
• The once-proud king was left abased and powerless.
• She refused to be abased by their cruel comments.
• The scandal left the politician feeling abased and defeated.
• His abased expression showed how deeply the rejection had hurt him.
• The team was abased by their humiliating loss in the championship.