humiliate
verb (used with object)
to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity.
were 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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And even if he was polite and kind, these were humiliating, voyeuristic, and frightening procedures performed not for the benefit of the woman, but for the police.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2021
Cures were humiliating and painful: He was left to lie in darkness for a week at a time, leeches attached to his ears to draw the blood down from his head.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2018
As word spread within the media industry that The Times was reporting on Vice, more than a dozen women and men contacted The Times with accounts that they said were humiliating and emotionally traumatic.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2017
At the same time, most recognized that the ransom payments were humiliating to the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
Daniel was forced to admit that his troubles were humiliating and that the money would have to be raised.
From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson
