humiliation

American

[hyoo-mil-ee-ey-shuhn, yoo-] / hyuˌmɪl iˈeɪ ʃən, yu- /

noun

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

Synonyms:

dishonor, degradation

Related Words

See shame.

Other Word Forms

rehumiliation noun
self-humiliation noun

Etymology

Origin of humiliation

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

Example Sentences

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Only they have proven themselves capable of turning tragedy from high art into national humiliation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Championship football at the magnificent Tottenham Hotspur Stadium would be nothing short of total humiliation.

From BBC

Clare felt the heat of humiliation burn through the very ends of his fur.

From Literature

The characters she plays in that show and in this film are financially cosseted but psychologically adrift, bumping along from one middle-aged frustration, or humiliation, to the next.

From The Wall Street Journal

Activist Grace Banu told a press conference in Delhi that the community was seeking "recognition without invasion" and "rights without humiliation".

From BBC

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