humiliation
Americannoun
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an act or instance of humiliating humiliating or being humiliated.
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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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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.
Activist Grace Banu told a press conference in Delhi that the community was seeking "recognition without invasion" and "rights without humiliation".
From BBC
He’ll stick around through the series, offering barbed commentary and something like support: “If I humiliate you, it’s to save you from the bigger humiliation of remaining as you are.”
From Los Angeles Times
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