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.

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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

Instantly, he felt humiliated for saying that—how nerdy could he be?

From Literature

Once the Games began, they were humiliated again by another kind of cheating scandal involving an unfaithful biathlete.

From The Wall Street Journal

Late last year, Rome had to frantically lobby the White House not to slap 107% tariffs on Italian pasta—a national symbol—a move that would have humiliated Meloni after her efforts at friendship.

From The Wall Street Journal

Koh felt humiliated if his envelope was thinner than the others.

From The Wall Street Journal

"You go through hell in a courtroom. You're really humiliated," she says.

From BBC

Related Words

• ashamed
• disgraced
• embarrassed