self-humiliation

noun

self-hu·​mil·​i·​a·​tion ˌself-hyü-ˌmi-lē-ˈā-shən 

-yü-

plural self-humiliations

: the act or an instance of humiliating oneself or the state of being humiliated by oneself

feelings/acts of self-humiliation

the depths of self-humiliation

Running for elected office is often an exercise in self-humiliation.

—Philip Bump

… What is the butcher's bill for this bargain? So far, they've been willing to pay it in a series of escalating self-humiliations.

—Charles J. Sykes

Word History

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above