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• past participle of humiliate.
• past tense form of humiliate.

humiliated

American  

[hyoo-mil-ee-ay-tid, yoo-] / hjuˈmɪl iˌeɪ tɪd, ju- /

adjective

1. made to feel a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; deeply embarrassed or put to shame.

   The strategy of the verbal abuser is to become the winner of every conversational debate and make the other person the humiliated loser.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of humiliate.

Other Word Forms

• unhumiliated
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of humiliated

First recorded in 1760–70; humiliate + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; humiliate + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

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Example Sentences

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humiliated

Now older, these women appear stronger and more introspective while revisiting how they were manipulated and humiliated for America’s entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Niederhoffer was devastated and humiliated, but he kept looking for patterns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

A man with osteoarthritis and learning difficulties has said he feels "humiliated" after being told he cannot take his new mobility scooter on Translink's train services because it has been deemed to be too big.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

She must also have been embarrassed and possibly humiliated by her employer behaving like this behind her back.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Even though the nickname didn’t stick, I was humiliated for at least three days, until Luke forgot about me and moved on to his next victim.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

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Related Words

• ashamed
• disgraced
• embarrassed

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