humiliating

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

/ hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪ tɪŋ or, often, yu- /

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adjective

lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying: Such a humiliating defeat was good for his overblown ego.

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Words related to humiliating

embarrassing, humbling, demeaning, opprobrious

Words nearby humiliating

humidor, humification, humified, humify, humiliate, humiliating, humiliation, humilis, humility, humint, humism

Origin of humiliating

First recorded in 1750–60; humiliate + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM humiliating

hu·mil·i·at·ing·ly, adverbself-hu·mil·i·at·ing, adjectiveun·hu·mil·i·at·ing, adjectiveun·hu·mil·i·at·ing·ly, adverb

Definition for humiliating (2 of 2)

humiliate

[ hyoo-mil-ee-eyt or, often, yoo- ]

/ hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪt or, often, yu- /

verb (used with object), hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing.

to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.

Origin of humiliate

1525–35; < Late Latin humiliātus (past participle of humiliāre “to humble”), equivalent to Latin humili(s) humble + -ātus -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR humiliate

dishonor, disgrace, shame; degrade, abase, debase.

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ANTONYMS FOR humiliate

exalt, honor.

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OTHER WORDS FROM humiliate

hu·mil·i·a·tor, nounhu·mil·i·a·to·ry

[hyoo-mil-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee or, often, yoo-] /hyuˈmɪl i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i or, often, yu-/, hu·mil·i·a·tive, adjectivere·hu·mil·i·ate, verb (used with object), re·hu·mil·i·at·ed, re·hu·mil·i·at·ing.un·hu·mil·i·at·ed, adjective

synonym study for humiliate

See ashamed, humbled.

Examples from the Web for humiliating

In a humiliating turn of events, the ruble has lost about half its value against the dollar so far this year.
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But in Hebron you see what it means in its most humiliating manifestation.
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All of which, among other humiliating acts, are recounted in My Crazy Love.
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Divorce ensued, along with a deluge of humiliating media coverage.
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Hearing that is a lot easier than hearing something else, but it is not less, well, humiliating and scary, I guess.
What It Feels Like For a Girl in Iraq|Noor|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For Kitty, too, had just passed through a humiliating and disappointing experience.
When A Man's A Man|Harold Bell Wright
You are not content with humiliating our generals and putting innocent men in prisons.
The Crisis, Complete|Winston Churchill
I cried bitterly the first time Will went to a pawn-shop; it seemed so humiliating to have him do it.
My Actor-Husband|Anonymous
The good genius of Burr did not desert him at the hour of this, his second humiliating ordeal.
A Dream of Empire|William Henry Venable
The concession, however, as it stood, was most humiliating to the Sultan.
The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay|Lord Eversley

British Dictionary definitions for humiliating

humiliate

/ (hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to lower or hurt the dignity or pride of

Derived forms of humiliate

humiliated, adjectivehumiliating, adjectivehumiliatingly, adverbhumiliation, noun

humiliative (hjuːˈmɪljətɪv), adjectivehumiliator, nounhumiliatory, adjective

Word Origin for humiliate

C16: from Late Latin humiliāre, from Latin humilis humble

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