In a state of feeling deeply ashamed, humiliated, or having been treated disrespectfully or with loss of dignity.
Past participle of 'abase,' inheriting its meaning to describe someone who has been made to feel lowered or ashamed.
Notice how past participles become adjectives in English—abased isn't just 'was humiliated' but becomes a permanent state you can be 'in,' like a spiritual position of shame.
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