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[ hyoo-mil-ee-ey-shuhn or, often, yoo- ] / hyuˌmɪl iˈeɪ ʃən or, often, yu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR humiliation ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated. the state or feeling of being humiliated; mortification. Origin of humiliationFirst recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin humiliātiōn- (stem of humiliātiō). See humiliate, -ion SYNONYMS FOR humiliationSEE SYNONYMS FOR humiliation ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for humiliation2. See shame. OTHER WORDS FROM humiliationre·hu·mil·i·a·tion, nounself-hu·mil·i·a·tion, nounWords nearby humiliationhumification, humified, humify, humiliate, humiliating, humiliation, humilis, humility, HUMINT, Humism, humiture Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for humiliationLGBTQ Americans deserve the health care that they need without fear of mistreatment, harassment, or humiliation. Judge blocks Trump admin from enforcing anti-trans health care rule|Chris Johnson|August 17, 2020|Washington Blade Nude prisoners were kept in a central area, and walked around as a form of humiliation. Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST And she prefers living with other women who understand the humiliation she went through. Escaping Assad’s Rape Prisons: A Survivor Tells Her Story|Jamie Dettmer|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST The humiliation of the Hill-Thomas hearings was still too fresh for them. And Now Mitch McConnell Is the ‘Pro-Woman’ Candidate!|Eleanor Clift|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are many members of the commentariat who seek not to help but to correct by humiliation. America’s Meddlers Are Our Worst Enemies|Stefan Beck|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST But perhaps most damaging of all was the retelling of an act of humiliation on a female student. Is Rand Paul Christian Enough for the GOP?|Olivia Nuzzi|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST In some way they conceived the idea that Bones Shadduck was primarily responsible for their humiliation. The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron|Graham B. Forbes But he was determined to spare the repentant traitor the humiliation of owning a fault and accepting a pardon. The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay On Good Friday the Vaudois observed the day according to the usage of their church, by fasting and humiliation. The Vaudois of Piedmont|John Napper Worsfold The danger and the humiliation of this were fully recognized. A History of The Inquisition of Spain; vol. 2,|Henry Charles Lea The humiliation of striped clothes he was spared; that barbarity had been done away with by law. Frank of Freedom Hill|Samuel A. Derieux
Words related to humiliationdisgrace, confusion, indignity, degradation, shame, ignominy, abasement, comedown, affront, submission, chagrin, condescension, dishonor, submissiveness, comeuppance, discomfiture, put-down, mortification, resignation, self-abasement |