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humiliating
[ hyoo-mil-ee-ey-tingor, often, yoo- ]
adjective
- lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying:
Such a humiliating defeat was good for his overblown ego.
Other Word Forms
- ·i·iԲ· adverb
- -·i·iԲ adjective
- ܲh·i·iԲ adjective
- un·i·iԲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of humiliating1
Example Sentences
Knight was sacked in March as a result of a review into the humiliating 16-0 Ashes defeat earlier in the year.
Moon's Democratic Party has condemned the prosection, calling it a "politically motivated move aimed at humiliating a former president".
It was the humiliating snub that saved a season.
A humiliating month in Australia saw the team's fitness and athleticism questioned - not for the first time, either.
But that’s not what happens because it’s ultimately humiliating ... in fact, so humiliating that she can barely bring herself to reckon with just how awful it feels to have it be revealed the reasons why.
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