humiliation
[ hyoo-mil-ee-ey-shuhn or, often, yoo- ]
/ hyuˌmɪl iˈeɪ ʃən or, often, yu- /
noun
an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
the state or feeling of being humiliated; mortification.
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RELATED WORDS
disgrace, confusion, indignity, degradation, shame, ignominy, abasement, comedown, affront, submission, chagrin, condescension, dishonor, comeuppance, discomfiture, put-down, mortification, resignation, self-abasement, humbling
Nearby words
- humification,
- humified,
- humify,
- humiliate,
- humiliating,
- humiliatory,
- humilis,
- humility,
- humint,
- humism
Origin of humiliation
SYNONYMS FOR humiliation
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for humiliation
humiliation
late 14c., from Late Latin humiliationem (nominative humiliatio) "humbling, humiliation," noun of action from past participle stem of humiliare "to humble," from humilis "humble" (see humble).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper