ADJ.
mixed, symbolic
VERB + ABASEMENT
submit
ABASEMENT + NOUN
military
PREP.
with
noun
The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.
The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
He was wearing cavalry twill trousers and a buff crew-neck sweater. The effect was of symbolic abasement mixed with military resolve […]
noun — depriving one of self-esteem
noun — a low or downcast state
I did not submit to abasement!