humiliation

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

/ hyuˌmɪl iˈeɪ ʃən or, often, yu- /

an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.

the state or feeling of being humiliated; mortification.

Nearby words

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin humiliātiōn- (stem of humiliātiō). See humiliate, -ion

SYNONYMS FOR humiliation

Related formsre·hu·mil·i·a·tion, nounself-hu·mil·i·a·tion, noun

Nude prisoners were kept in a central area, and walked around as a form of humiliation.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And she prefers living with other women who understand the humiliation she went through.
Escaping Assad’s Rape Prisons: A Survivor Tells Her Story|Jamie Dettmer|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The humiliation of the Hill-Thomas hearings was still too fresh for them.
And Now Mitch McConnell Is the ‘Pro-Woman’ Candidate!|Eleanor Clift|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are many members of the commentariat who seek not to help but to correct by humiliation.
America’s Meddlers Are Our Worst Enemies|Stefan Beck|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But perhaps most damaging of all was the retelling of an act of humiliation on a female student.
Is Rand Paul Christian Enough for the GOP?|Olivia Nuzzi|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In some way they conceived the idea that Bones Shadduck was primarily responsible for their humiliation.
The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron|Graham B. Forbes
But he was determined to spare the repentant traitor the humiliation of owning a fault and accepting a pardon.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
On Good Friday the Vaudois observed the day according to the usage of their church, by fasting and humiliation.
The Vaudois of Piedmont|John Napper Worsfold
The danger and the humiliation of this were fully recognized.
A History of The Inquisition of Spain; vol. 2,|Henry Charles Lea
The humiliation of striped clothes he was spared; that barbarity had been done away with by law.
Frank of Freedom Hill|Samuel A. Derieux