humiliate
verb (used with object)
to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity.
was humiliating
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past progressiveof humiliate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"I would spend my days walking across the CIA compound to the...unisex or family bathroom, which I could use, and it was humiliating having to do that," she described.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
But I ultimately decided I couldn’t let someone else go through my stuff—my lack of organization was humiliating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
“It was humiliating, the daily indignity of not having an education,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
The officer said the April 23 episode was humiliating and left him feeling no longer “included or accepted in the LAPD.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
It was humiliating to be in the same room.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
