humiliated

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

/ hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪ tɪd, or, often, yu- /

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adjective

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

the simple past tense and past participle of humiliate.

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Origin of humiliated

humiliate + -ed² for the adjective; humiliate + -ed¹ for the verb

OTHER WORDS FROM humiliated

un·hu·mil·i·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby humiliated

humidor, humification, humified, humify, humiliate, humiliated, humiliating, humiliation, humilis, humility, HUMINT

How to use humiliated in a sentence

In long, sometimes angry remarks before the vote, Chase, who is seeking the GOP nomination for governor, accused fellow senators of trying to humiliate her.
Virginia senator who called U.S. Capitol rioters ‘patriots’ is censured|Gregory S. Schneider|January 27, 2021|Washington Post
We’ve lost dignity, been humiliated, and our honor is in question.
Pat Loud, early reality TV star as matriarch on ‘An American Family,’ dies at 94|Emily Langer|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
“This is his ineffectual payback for being humiliated by a strong, independent woman,” she wrote.
Morning Report: Smart Streetlights Are Only Sorta, Kinda Turned Off|Voice of San Diego|November 2, 2020|Voice of San Diego
But not until Gregory Peck is humiliated and walks out do we cut high and long to show his exit.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But below the surfaces of many of his films, rude, angry sex simmered; cool, icy blondes were tied up, handcuffed, humiliated.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For the next hour, she verbally humiliated him while he licked her boots and feet until they were completely cleaned.
Whip It: Secrets of a Dominatrix|Justin Jones|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During their incarceration, they were humiliated and forced to confess on national television.
Iran Court Sentences ‘Happy’ Dancers to 6 months and 91 Lashes|IranWire|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I watched the pilot before I shot it, just to remind myself where she had been and how humiliated she was.
Julianna Margulies's Favorite 'The Good Wife' Scenes|Julianna Margulies|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A more abject, humiliated man than I stand at this hour in my own eyes never yet took his sins upon his soul.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
They poured into the ear of the humiliated queen the most revolting and loathsome execrations.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
She remembered the many scenes in which her spirit had been humiliated by haughty assumptions.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
My failure to accomplish the desired result is grievously exasperating, and I feel deeply humiliated.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
I had been humiliated by my elephant, and now being disgusted with my monkey, I took Kari into town again.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji