self-abasement

noun

self-abase·​ment ˌself-ə-ˈbās-mənt 

plural self-abasements

: a humiliation of oneself : the act of behaving in a way that makes one seem lower or less deserving of respect

… regaled the audience with personal stories and songs that didn't stint on comedic self-deprecation while avoiding self-abasement.

—Stephen Holden

Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above