humiliated

[hyoo-mil-ee-ey-tid, yoo-]

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

• unhumiliated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of humiliated¹

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

Example Sentences

By the 19th century, it was being attacked and humiliated by European powers that had become rulers of the seas.

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Russell Martin's Rangers have failed to win any of their first five Scottish Premiership games - despite his front-footed attacking style of play - and were humiliated in Champions League qualifying by Club Brugge.

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A woman left feeling "humiliated" after appearing in a TikTok post by German football giants Borussia Dortmund has said she has refused their offer of free tickets as an apology.

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The one that beat Japan or the one that was humiliated by South Korea?

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She claimed the commissioner "failed to properly investigate my claims of bullying, which were central to my complaint" and said she felt "mocked and humiliated".

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Related Words

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