单词 | humiliating |
释义 | humiliating (once / 1274 pages) adj When something humiliating happens to you, it makes you feel embarrassed and ashamed. Your humiliating haircut might force you to wear a stocking cap to work. Something that humbles you and makes you feel foolish is humiliating: it's humiliating to sing your song for the school talent show in the wrong key, and it's even more humiliating when the audience laughs. Admitting defeat in a competition or battle is often described as humiliating, as are most kinds of public embarrassment. The noun humiliation came first, from the same root as humble, the Latin humilis, "lowly, humble," and literally, "on the ground." WORD FAMILYhumiliating: humiliatingly+/humiliate: humiliated, humiliates, humiliating, humiliation/humiliation: humiliations USAGE EXAMPLESBuying clothes with a 68 waist was humiliating. New York Times(May 02, 2016) "There is nothing worse in a country than humiliating a teacher; nothing is worse than neglect by those who carry weapons," Ms Qaisi wrote. BBC(Dec 27, 2016) It was one of the humiliating defeats in the history of English football, leading to the immediate resignation of manager Roy Hodgson. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) adj causing awareness of your shortcomings Syn demeaning, humbling, mortifying undignified lacking dignity |
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