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humiliating

[ hyoo-mil-ee-ey-tingor, often, yoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying:
Such a humiliating defeat was good for his overblown ego.

First recorded in 1750–60; humiliat(e) + -ing ²

In a humiliating turn of events, the ruble has lost about half its value against the dollar so far this year.

But in Hebron you see what it means in its most humiliating manifestation.

All of which, among other humiliating acts, are recounted in My Crazy Love.

Divorce ensued, along with a deluge of humiliating media coverage.

Hearing that is a lot easier than hearing something else, but it is not less, well, humiliating and scary, I guess.

She checked these useless inquiries; they gave rise to painful and humiliating conjectures.

She felt indignant and degraded, and was exceedingly impatient to escape from the humiliating visit.

It is a humiliating circumstance that thus evens us with printers!

But in single-handed boat sailing this humiliating sense of dependence and inferiority disappears.

Somewhat confused by this humiliating avowal, Madame Bodard returned to her place at a faro-table.

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