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

One woman said she felt sick and humiliated when she was challenged to show identification for her guide dog.

From BBC

“I don’t know. I was angry. And humiliated, and it was the first word that flew to my lips. My uncle…” She looked down.

From Literature

I feel like I’m done talking about these kids, and especially since Brooklyn Beckham has come out and publicly humiliated his entire family.

From Los Angeles Times

Dealings with Goodman, however, had felt hostile and left her father feeling “humiliated” and like they had no option but to leave.

From Los Angeles Times

A photo circulated of a humiliated Mr. Maduro in a rumpled track suit and handcuffs in U.S. custody.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• ashamed
• disgraced
• embarrassed