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humiliate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abase, chagrin, humble, mortify |
| Type of | wound, hurt, injure, offend, spite, bruise |
| Has types | smash, take down, crush, degrade, demean, disgrace, put down |
| Derivation | humiliation |
He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss.
Examples of humiliate
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Terror was used to systematically humiliate opponents at Stirling Castle itself.
From the independent.co.uk
Nazis used forced nudity to attempt to humiliate inmates in concentration camps.
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Humiliation, when people humiliate each other and when they humiliate themselves.
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The Catholics were opening old wounds and seeking yet again to humiliate China.
From the economist.com
Voters evidently wanted to humiliate the government, but not to boost the Tories.
From the economist.com
Lisa warns her that she vows to humiliate her if she makes a successful campaign.
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That was the only way to ensure he didn't use the information to humiliate you.
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She says as long as you don't humiliate yourself, it's OK to be a little kooky.
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But I don't need them to publicly humiliate small businesses in order to do so.
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- Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
- (humiliated) broken: subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
- (humiliated) embarrassed: made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"; "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister"
- (humiliating) demeaning: causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game"
- (humiliation) state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
- (humiliation) chagrin: strong feelings of embarrassment
- (humiliation) an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another"
- (humiliation) depriving one of self-esteem
- (Humiliates) Humiliation (also called stultification) is the abasement of pride, which creates mortification or leads to a state of being humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission. ...
