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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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

Words nearby humiliating

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

How to use humiliating in a sentence

Nikola Motor, a would-be Tesla rival that has faced a string of humiliating disasters since entering public markets just over six months ago, announced another one this morning.
Nikola Motor loses another crucial deal, capping a catastrophic 2020|dzanemorris|December 23, 2020|Fortune
Once, the noise was so disruptive to the class that the instructor told Varahn to mute herself, which she found humiliating.
“We Don’t Even Know Who Is Dead or Alive”: Trapped Inside an Assisted Living Facility During the Pandemic|by Ava Kofman|November 30, 2020|ProPublica
Russia was also elected, running unopposed and winning 158 votes after failing in its 2016 bid, but Saudi Arabia failed to make the cut-off in what’s seen as a humiliating blow to the kingdom’s attempts to brush up its image.
China’s election to the UN Human Rights Council revealed its shaky global status|Mary Hui|October 14, 2020|Quartz
How she hid the humiliating pictures and videos of him masturbating from her boyfriend and young son.
She Was Afraid of Her Lawyer. Then the Text Messages Started.|by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor|October 8, 2020|ProPublica

As much as China would like to forget its humiliating colonial history, when its territory was carved up by powerful countries, it appears to have no issue with dusting off colonial-era laws to crack down on present-day dissent.
A law that once outlawed insulting the Queen is now being used to stifle speech in Hong Kong|Mary Hui|September 9, 2020|Quartz
In a humiliating turn of events, the ruble has lost about half its value against the dollar so far this year.
Putin Can’t Bully or Bomb a Recession|Daniel Gross|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But in Hebron you see what it means in its most humiliating manifestation.
Inside Hebron, Israel’s Heart of Darkness|Michael Tomasky|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All of which, among other humiliating acts, are recounted in My Crazy Love.
‘My Crazy Love’ Reveals the Craziest Lies People Tell for Love|Kevin Fallon|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Divorce ensued, along with a deluge of humiliating media coverage.
The Very Rich Should Divorce Very Quietly|Vicky Ward|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
She checked these useless inquiries; they gave rise to painful and humiliating conjectures.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
She felt indignant and degraded, and was exceedingly impatient to escape from the humiliating visit.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
It is a humiliating circumstance that thus evens us with printers!
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
But in single-handed boat sailing this humiliating sense of dependence and inferiority disappears.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
Somewhat confused by this humiliating avowal, Madame Bodard returned to her place at a faro-table.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac