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

humiliated

American  

[hyoo-mil-ee-ey-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

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

Two months prior to Clarke's appointment, the national team had been humiliated in Kazakhstan.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 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

“An entire nation is being humiliated by Iranian leaders and the so-called revolutionary guards,” Merz said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

I’ve oscillated wildly between thinking the U.S. will ride a host-nation bump to the semis and worrying they’ll be humiliated by Paraguay and soccer in this country will be canceled forever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

I felt humiliated in front of my friend.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Related Words

• ashamed
• disgraced
• embarrassed