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UK
/hjˌuːmɪlɪˈeɪʃən/
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[ US /hjuˌmɪɫiˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ US /hjuˌmɪɫiˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- depriving one of self-esteem
- strong feelings of embarrassment
- state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
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an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
he had to undergo one humiliation after another
How To Use humiliation In A Sentence
- A fortified city, Numantia had fought Rome for the better part of twenty years, between 154 and 133 B.C. The Numantines inflicted defeat and humiliation on a half-dozen Roman commanders. The Spartacus War
- And while Annie inflicts humiliation and degradation and withholds pain relief and food Paul is forced to write a new chapter every day simply to stay alive.
- So the girl was out of bondage, but Cadwaladr, sick with humiliation and rage, must come under guard to be handed over for a price to the brother who discarded and misprized him. His Disposition
- Deep down, this great patriot and cricketer has taken no pleasure from one humiliation after another. Times, Sunday Times
- Despite the disgrace and humiliation which eventually befell him, he never wavered from his beliefs.
- The Vera Icon clearly shows the humiliation and abjection of the incarnate Christ.
- Shame: a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour. Times, Sunday Times
- Some Tories even forecast that Mr Major would quit voluntarily rather than face the humiliation of a Tory leadership challenge.
- The result was an unlikely triumph plucked from the jaws of national humiliation. Times, Sunday Times
- The ones who were subjected to insults and humiliations hung their heads down in shame.
