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

City did not just win at Old Trafford, they humiliated Manchester United and enjoyed every minute of it.

From BBC

She said the situation had “humiliated” her and left her career in tatters, but maintained that the way her case was handled was unfair.

From Los Angeles Times

Anna May ought to know what it felt like—to be humiliated the way I had been.

From Literature

"We fled from the suburbs, we were humiliated," one man told AFP, declining to give his name.

From Barron's

I had never felt so trapped, so humiliated, and so incapable of doing anything about it.

From Literature

Related Words

• ashamed
• disgraced
• embarrassed