humiliate
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humiliate
- /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Late Latin humiliātus, perfect passive participle of humiliō (“to abase, humble”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin humilis (“lowly, humble”), from humus (“ground; earth, soil”); see humble.
verb humiliates · humiliating · humiliated
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To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
The bully tried to humiliate the other students during lunch.
Similar: debase, demean, disgrace, mortify, shame, abase, abash, bring low, confuse, confound, degrade, depress
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To make humble; to lower in condition or status.
Similar: debase, demote, humble, abase, bring down to size, cut down to size, defame, degrade, demean, depress, discredit, disgrace · Opposite: dignify, honor, advance, aggrandize, elevate, ennoble, exalt, nobilitate, prefer, promote, raise, uplift
- To defeat overwhelmingly.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: abase, chagrin, mortify, humble, demean, shame, embarrass, degrade, insult, insulting, disgrace, dishonour, abash, ashame, undignify, defame
Translations
Every language
verb to injure a person's dignity and self-respect
| Español | humillar, papear |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 굴욕을 주다 guryog-eul juda, 굴욕감을 주다 guryokgam-eul juda, 모욕하다 moyokhada |
| 日本語 | 辱める hazukashimeru, 屈辱を与える kutsujoku o ataeru, 凹ます hekomasu |
| 中文 | 羞辱 xiūrǔ, 侮辱 wǔrǔ, 污辱 wūrǔ, 欺侮 qīwǔ, 辱罵 /辱骂 rǔmà |
| हिन्दी | विनीत करना vinīt karnā, नीचा दिखाना nīcā dikhānā |
| Português | humilhar |
| Français | humilier |
| Deutsch | demütigen, beschämen, erniedrigen |
| Italiano | umiliare, avvilire |
| Ελληνικά | ταπεινώνω tapeinóno, ρεζιλεύω rezilévo, ντροπιάζω ntropiázo |
| Română | a jigni, a umili |
| Русский | унижа́ть unižátʹ, уни́зить unízitʹ, опуска́ть opuskátʹ, опусти́ть opustítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | làm nhục, sỉ nhục, lăng nhục |
| العربية | أَخْزَى ʔaḵzā, اِسْتَذَلَّ istaḏalla, أَذَلَّ ʔaḏalla |
Talk about this word "humiliate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/humiliate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. humiliate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/humiliate "humiliate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/humiliate.Cite this
@misc{humiliate_2026,
title = {humiliate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/humiliate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
