humiliation

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

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noun

an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
the state or feeling of being humiliated; mortification.

Origin of humiliation

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

synonym study For humiliation

2. See shame.

Other words for humiliation

2	degradation, dishonor

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Other words from humiliation

re·hu·mil·i·a·tion, noun
self-hu·mil·i·a·tion, noun

Words Nearby humiliation

How to use humiliation in a sentence

Any intimacy required vulnerability, and vulnerability inevitably led back to humiliation.
Such a pretty face | Aubrey Gordon | February 26, 2021 | Vox
The pandemic, police say, has exacerbated the practice — and the devastating humiliation that it can carry.
With children stuck at home during coronavirus shutdowns, online sexual predators can swoop in | Dan Morse | February 5, 2021 | Washington Post
A national humiliation has been recast as an interesting piece of trivia, largely because the United States need no longer fear invasion by a foreign foe.
The similarities to the last invasion of the Capitol matter — so do the differences | Lawrence Hatter | January 11, 2021 | Washington Post
The Steelers packed a startling barrage of humiliation into the first quarter, a mixture of slapstick disaster and physical inadequacy.
Browns shake off their history, secure first playoff win since 1995 | Adam Kilgore, Des Bieler | January 11, 2021 | Washington Post
LGBTQ Americans deserve the health care that they need without fear of mistreatment, harassment, or humiliation.
Judge blocks Trump admin from enforcing anti-trans health care rule | Chris Johnson | August 17, 2020 | Washington Blade

In a romantic relationship, facing humiliation or awkwardness is a strong possibility.
Random Hook-Ups or Dry Spells: Why Millennials Flunk College Dating | Ellie Schaack | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
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 | THE DAILY BEAST
The phrase somehow transforms humiliation into an act of personal liberation.
Russia’s Gold Digger Academy | Peter Pomerantsev | November 11, 2014 | THE 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 | THE 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 | THE DAILY BEAST
Prud'hon, in humiliation and despair, lived in a solitude almost complete.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine Clement
She had not advanced as rapidly as she had hoped to do, and it would be insupportable humiliation to return.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
And what humiliation to know that in your youth you are really wooed for the sake of the race alone, no matter what the delusions.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
The royal family, imprisoned in the Tuileries, were each day drinking of the cup of humiliation to its lowest dregs.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
Anger and humiliation extinguish my momentary impulse to rush to her assistance.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkman

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