humiliation
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humiliation
- /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle French humiliation, from Late Latin humiliātiō, from humiliāre (“to humiliate”); see humiliate. Equivalent to humiliate + -ion.
noun humiliations
- The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification. Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.
- The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission. Loving and beloved by him, how different would her destiny have been! An utter sense of desolation came over her; a terror of the future, an overwhelming agony in the present. That he, of all others, should be the one to witness her humiliation!
Similar: abasement, dishonor, embarrassment, mortification, shame, indignity · Opposite: exaltation, honor
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: abasement, humbling, mortification, chagrin, indignity, debasement, shame, degradation, shaming, disgrace, stigma, desecration, insult, affront, insulting, contempt
noun
Similar: abasement, dishonor, embarrassment, mortification, shame, indignity · Opposite: exaltation, honor
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noun the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification
| Español | humillación, papeada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 치욕 chiyok |
| 日本語 | 恥 haji, 恥辱 chijoku |
| 中文 | 羞辱 xiūrǔ, 恥辱 /耻辱 chǐrǔ, 屈辱 qūrǔ, 污辱 wūrǔ |
| हिन्दी | निरादर nirādar, अपमान apmān |
| Português | humilhação |
| Français | humiliation |
| Deutsch | Demütigung, Erniedrigung |
| Italiano | umiliazione |
| Ελληνικά | ταπείνωση tapeínosi |
| Română | umilire, înjosire, rușine |
| Русский | униже́ние unižénije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự hạ thấp, sự làm nhục |
| العربية | إِذْلَال ʔiḏlāl, ذِلَّة ḏilla |
| עברית | הַשׁפָּלָה hashpalá |
noun the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission
| Español | humillación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 굴욕 guryok, 오욕 oyok |
| 日本語 | 屈辱 kutsujoku, 汚辱 ojoku |
| हिन्दी | अपमानित apmānit |
| Português | humilhação |
| Français | humiliation |
| Deutsch | Demütigung, Erniedrigung |
| Italiano | umiliazione, smacco |
| Русский | униже́ние unižénije |
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title = {humiliation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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