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humiliate

(hjuːmɪlieɪt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense humiliates, present participle humiliating, past tense, past participle humiliated

verb

To humiliate someone means to say or do something which makes them feel ashamed or stupid.

She had been beaten and humiliated by her husband. [be VERB-ed]

There are people out there who want to humiliate you. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: embarrass, shame, humble, crush More Synonyms of humiliate

humiliated adjective

I have never felt so humiliated in my life.

humiliate in British English

(hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪt)

verb

(transitive)

to lower or hurt the dignity or pride of

Derived forms

humiliated (huˈmiliˌated)

adjective

humiliating (huˈmiliˌating)

adjective

humiliatingly (huˈmiliˌatingly)

adverb

humiliation (huˌmiliˈation)

noun

humiliative (hjuːˈmɪljətɪv)

adjective

humiliator (huˈmiliˌator)

noun

humiliatory (huˈmiliatory)

adjective

Word origin

C16: from Late Latin humiliāre, from Latin humilis humble

humiliate in American English

(hjuˈmɪliˌeɪt; juˈmɪliˌeɪt)

verb transitiveWord forms: huˈmiliˌated or huˈmiliˌating

to hurt the pride or dignity of by causing to be or seem foolish or contemptible; mortify

SIMILAR WORDS: aˈshamed, deˈgrade

Derived forms

humiliation (huˌmiliˈation)

noun

Word origin

< LL humiliatus, pp. of humiliare, to humiliate < L humilis, humble

Examples of 'humiliate' in a sentence
humiliate

`You see," said Hughes, `out there there's people who want to humiliate you.Elliania has no way to know that you did not deliberately humiliate her.He must resign before Andreyev had the chance to force him out and humiliate him further.The phonetic graffiti on my car is probably intended to humiliate me.

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British English: humiliate VERB

To humiliate someone means to say or do something which makes them feel ashamed or stupid.

She had been humiliated by her husband.

American English: humiliate
Brazilian Portuguese: humilhar
Chinese: 使蒙羞
European Spanish: humillar
French: humilier
German: demütigen
Italian: umiliare
Japanese: 恥をかかせる
Korean: 굴욕감을 주다
European Portuguese: humilhar
Latin American Spanish: humillar

Chinese translation of 'humiliate'

humiliate

(hjuːˈmɪlɪeɪt)

vt

[rival, person] 羞辱 (xiūrǔ)

(verb) in the sense of embarrass

Definition

to hurt the dignity or pride of

His teacher continually humiliates him in maths lessons.

Synonyms

embarrass

He is always embarrassing me in public.

shame

Her son's behaviour had humiliated and shamed her.

humble

the little car company that humbled the industry giants

crush

Listen to criticism but don't be crushed by it.

disgrace

These soldiers have disgraced their regiment.

put down

subdue

They admit they have not been able to subdue the rebels.

degrade

No-one should feel degraded at their place of work.

chagrin

He was chagrined at missing such an easy goal.

chasten

He has clearly not been chastened by his punishment.

mortify

His dancing always mortified his friends.

debase

I won't debase myself by answering that question.

discomfit

She will be discomfited by the dismissal of her plan.

bring low

put (someone) in their place

take the wind out of someone's sails

abase

He made his courtiers abase themselves before him.

take down a peg (informal)

abash

make (someone) eat humble pie

Opposites

honour

elevate

magnify

make proud

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abase

He made his courtiers abase themselves before him.

Synonyms

humble,

reduce,

lower,

depress,

disgrace,

humiliate,

degrade,

downgrade,

demean,

denigrate,

demote,

belittle,

mortify,

debase,

dishonour,

cast down,

bring low,

put in your place

in the sense of chagrin

He was chagrined at missing such an easy goal.

Synonyms

annoy,

embarrass,

humiliate,

disquiet,

vex,

displease,

mortify,

discomfit,

dissatisfy,

discompose,

irritate,

irk,

peeve

in the sense of chasten

Definition

to subdue (someone) by criticism

He has clearly not been chastened by his punishment.

Synonyms

subdue,

discipline,

cow,

curb,

humble,

soften,

humiliate,

tame,

afflict,

repress,

put in your place

Synonyms of 'humiliate'

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单词	humiliate
释义	Trends of humiliate View usage for: humiliate (hjuːmɪlieɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense humiliates, present participle humiliating, past tense, past participle humiliated verb To humiliate someone means to say or do something which makes them feel ashamed or stupid. She had been beaten and humiliated by her husband. [be VERB-ed] There are people out there who want to humiliate you. [VERB noun] Synonyms: embarrass, shame, humble, crush More Synonyms of humiliate humiliated adjective I have never felt so humiliated in my life. humiliate in British English (hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪt) verb (transitive) to lower or hurt the dignity or pride of Derived forms humiliated (huˈmiliˌated) adjective humiliating (huˈmiliˌating) adjective humiliatingly (huˈmiliˌatingly) adverb humiliation (huˌmiliˈation) noun humiliative (hjuːˈmɪljətɪv) adjective humiliator (huˈmiliˌator) noun humiliatory (huˈmiliatory) adjective Word origin C16: from Late Latin humiliāre, from Latin humilis humble humiliate in American English (hjuˈmɪliˌeɪt; juˈmɪliˌeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: huˈmiliˌated or huˈmiliˌating to hurt the pride or dignity of by causing to be or seem foolish or contemptible; mortify SIMILAR WORDS: aˈshamed, deˈgrade Derived forms humiliation (huˌmiliˈation) noun Word origin < LL humiliatus, pp. of humiliare, to humiliate < L humilis, humble Examples of 'humiliate' in a sentence humiliate `You see," said Hughes, `out there there's people who want to humiliate you. Kippax, Frank THE SCAR (2002) Elliania has no way to know that you did not deliberately humiliate her. Robin Hobb THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN (2002) He must resign before Andreyev had the chance to force him out and humiliate him further. Dobbs, Michael WALL GAMES (2002) The phonetic graffiti on my car is probably intended to humiliate me. Gregg Andrew Hurwitz DO NO HARM (2002) In other languages humiliate British English: humiliate VERB To humiliate someone means to say or do something which makes them feel ashamed or stupid. She had been humiliated by her husband. American English: humiliate Brazilian Portuguese: humilhar Chinese: 使蒙羞 European Spanish: humillar French: humilier German: demütigen Italian: umiliare Japanese: 恥をかかせる Korean: 굴욕감을 주다 European Portuguese: humilhar Latin American Spanish: humillar Chinese translation of 'humiliate' humiliate (hjuːˈmɪlɪeɪt) vt [rival, person] 羞辱 (xiūrǔ) (verb) in the sense of embarrass Definition to hurt the dignity or pride of His teacher continually humiliates him in maths lessons. Synonyms embarrass He is always embarrassing me in public. shame Her son's behaviour had humiliated and shamed her. humble the little car company that humbled the industry giants crush Listen to criticism but don't be crushed by it. disgrace These soldiers have disgraced their regiment. put down subdue They admit they have not been able to subdue the rebels. degrade No-one should feel degraded at their place of work. chagrin He was chagrined at missing such an easy goal. chasten He has clearly not been chastened by his punishment. mortify His dancing always mortified his friends. debase I won't debase myself by answering that question. discomfit She will be discomfited by the dismissal of her plan. bring low put (someone) in their place take the wind out of someone's sails abase He made his courtiers abase themselves before him. take down a peg (informal) abash make (someone) eat humble pie Opposites honour , elevate , magnify , make proud Additional synonyms in the sense of abase He made his courtiers abase themselves before him. Synonyms humble, reduce, lower, depress, disgrace, humiliate, degrade, downgrade, demean, denigrate, demote, belittle, mortify, debase, dishonour, cast down, bring low, put in your place in the sense of chagrin He was chagrined at missing such an easy goal. Synonyms annoy, embarrass, humiliate, disquiet, vex, displease, mortify, discomfit, dissatisfy, discompose, irritate, irk, peeve in the sense of chasten Definition to subdue (someone) by criticism He has clearly not been chastened by his punishment. Synonyms subdue, discipline, cow, curb, humble, soften, humiliate, tame, afflict, repress, put in your place Synonyms of 'humiliate' humiliate Explore 'humiliate' in the dictionary
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