Humiliation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |hjuːˌmɪlɪˈeɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word humiliation
Brit.  |ˌhjuːmɪlɪˈeɪʃn|  British pronunciation of the word humiliation

noun

- state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
- strong feelings of embarrassment (syn: chagrin, mortification)
- an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect (syn: mortification)
he had to undergo one humiliation after another
- depriving one of self-esteem (syn: abasement)

Extra examples

I hope I don't humiliate myself during the presentation.

He accused her of trying to humiliate him in public.

She was hurt and deeply humiliated by the lies he told about her.

The government suffered a series of political humiliations.

...Nazism's almost epic nationalism appealed to downtrodden Germans still suffering the humiliation of being defeated in World War I....

...with elvish glee the fraternity brothers hazed the new members to the point of utter humiliation...

He couldn't bear the humiliation.

It was now his time to retort the humiliation.

The vote of no confidence was the final humiliation for a government that had been clinging to office.

She was shaking with shock and humiliation.

The humiliation was more than he could bear.

Word forms

noun
singular: humiliation
plural: humiliations
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