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humiliated

American  
[hyoo-mil-ee-ey-tid, yoo-] / hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪ tɪd, yu- /

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.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of humiliated

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

Example Sentences

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Humiliated, the Europeans and Canadians retreated but regrouped, committed to do whatever they could to retaliate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Humiliated and enraged, he did as he was told: head down, body limp.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2025

Humiliated, China signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895, which recognized Korea’s independence and conceded to Japan territory on the Liaodong Peninsula in Manchuria as well as Taiwan and the Penghu Islands.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Humiliated and angered by post-Civil War Reconstruction, they saw their Southern social order in ruins.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2021

Humiliated, I flick around on my trusty Zenith, trying to find the football game.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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