| 单词 | humiliation |
| 释义 | humiliation (once / 639 pages) n Humiliation describes a strong feeling of embarrassment or mortification — like that time in sixth grade when your mother wiped your face and called you "honey bunny" in front of all your friends. Humiliation comes from the Latin word humiliare, which means "to humble." So if you are caught in a situation that causes humiliation, you are humbled — with a loss of self-esteem and self-respect. If you become a politician, for example, and you campaign on a platform of family values, don't get caught cheating on your spouse; the public humiliation may be enough to drive you out of politics. WORD FAMILYhumiliation: humiliations+/humiliate: humiliated, humiliates, humiliating, humiliation/humiliating: humiliatingly USAGE EXAMPLESSamsung, the icon of South Korean technological prowess, suffered global humiliation with its recent recall of exploding Galaxy Note 7 smartphones. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Then there was the humiliation of “Glitter,” Carey’s disastrous 2001 foray into film stardom, which was lambasted by the critics and public alike. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Galarza is not alone in the humiliation of such a mistake. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n depriving one of self-esteem Syn|Hypo|Hyper abasement comedown decline to a lower status or level debasement, degradation changing to a lower state (a less respected state) 2n state of disgrace or loss of self-respect Hypo|Hyper abasement, abjection, degradation a low or downcast state decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degenerationthe state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities depth(usually plural) a low moral state disgrace, ignominy, shame a state of dishonor 3n strong feelings of embarrassment Syn|Hyper chagrin, mortification embarrassment the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public 4n an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect he had to undergo one humiliation after another Syn|Hyper mortification case, example, instance an occurrence of something |
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