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How to pronounce humiliation in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms abasement
Type of debasement, degradation
Has types comedown
Derivation humiliate
Type Words
Synonyms mortification
Type of example, case, instance
Derivation humiliate


he had to undergo one humiliation after another.
Type Words
Synonyms chagrin, mortification
Type of embarrassment
Derivation humiliate
Type Words
Type of shame, ignominy, disgrace
Has types degradation, abjection, abasement
Derivation humiliate

Examples of humiliation

humiliation
In fact the team was on its way to a 15-4 humiliation by the Los Angeles Angels.
From the cnn.com
The alarm bells at the Emirates were ringing before humiliation at Old Trafford.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It was the humiliation and the disrespect-that was what was absolutely critical.
From the theatlantic.com
Then he went off to Washington for a humiliation at the hands of President Bush.
From the theatlantic.com
What they do share, however, is a sense of humiliation at the hands of the West.
From the washingtonpost.com
If someone takes it as public humiliation, then personally, they have a problem.
From the thenewstribune.com
Presley had to suffer in the only way a celebrity can, through self-humiliation.
From the time.com
Failure can bring humiliation, in the walk of shame to retrieve an errant throw.
From the washingtonpost.com
But Israelis were intoxicated by victory and the Arabs paralysed by humiliation.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • State of disgrace or loss of self-respect
  • Chagrin: strong feelings of embarrassment
  • An instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another"
  • Depriving one of self-esteem
  • (humiliate) 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 (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. ...