Synonyms

humiliated

American

[hyoo-mil-ee-ey-tid, yoo-] / hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪ tɪd, yu- /

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.

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

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"I remain deeply upset with the malicious comparison to serial killers and feel humiliated given that millions of people will have seen this comparison," she said.

From BBC

He said: "To no extent was it appropriate – I felt kind of humiliated at that point."

From BBC

World champions South Africa humiliated woeful Wales by inflicting a record home defeat on their hosts.

From BBC

His team had just been humiliated in front of 50,000 people, so to then have to speak to TV and radio is incredibly difficult.

From BBC

They doubled that total in the space of 19 first-half minutes, before leaving the Welsh capital humiliated.

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