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hu·mil·i·ate
(hyo͞o-mĭl′ē-āt′)tr.v. hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing, hu·mil·i·ates
To cause (someone) to feel a loss of pride, dignity, or self-respect: humiliated him with a contemptuous refusal.
[Late Latin humiliāre, humiliāt-, to humble, from humilis, humble; see humble.]
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Adj. | 1. | humiliating - causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game" undignified - lacking dignity |
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humiliating
adjective embarrassing, shaming, humbling, mortifying, crushing, disgracing, degrading, ignominious, toe-curling (slang), cringe-making (Brit. informal), cringeworthy (Brit. informal) The Conservatives have suffered a humiliating defeat.
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Translations
مُذِلّ، مُخْزٍ
ponižující
niîurlægjandi
ponižujoč
aşağılayıcıküçük düşürücü
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humiliating
adj defeat, experience → demütigend; blow, conditions → beschämend
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humiliate
(hjuˈmilieit) verb to make (someone) feel ashamed. He was humiliated to find that his girlfriend could run faster than he could.
huˈmiliating adjectivehuˌmiliˈation noun
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