humiliate

humiliate
01. Trying to sing karaoke in front of my classmates was a [humiliating] experience.
02. The little boy hid under the teacher's desk in [humiliation] after wetting his pants in class.
03. The home team was [humiliated] by their opponents 15-3.
04. Looking for a job can be a very [humiliating] experience at times.
05. He [humiliated] himself in front of his boss and co-workers when he got drunk at the restaurant, and puked on the waitress.
06. He felt totally [humiliated] after losing in the first round of the tournament.
07. Prisoners have been repeatedly [humiliated] by the guards, who force them to stand naked while they take photos of them.
08. The boss [humiliated] him in front of the entire staff by saying he was the company's worst employee ever.
09. Her father felt [humiliated] when he had to ask her for some money to help him pay for his medical bills.
10. I felt so [humiliated] when Erica burst out laughing when I asked her out.
11. The election was a [humiliation] for the conservative leader who lost his own seat despite the fact his party won the vote.
12. You [humiliate] your mother when you act like that in public.
13. There is a Serbian proverb which states that to serve the elderly is an honor, but to serve the young is [humiliating].
14. Ellen Key once observed that hitting a child is as [humiliating] for him who gives it as for him who receives it; it is ineffective besides.
15. Speaking of the fall of Marcos in the Philippines, Corazon Aquino said that all the world wondered as they witnessed a people lift themselves from [humiliation] to the greatest of pride.
16. During the war in Bosnia, Muslim women were being raped as a deliberate tactic to [humiliate] and traumatize them.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • humiliate — [hyo͞o mil′ē āt΄, yo͞omil′ē āt΄] vt. humiliated, humiliating [< LL humiliatus, pp. of humiliare, to humiliate < L humilis, HUMBLE] to hurt the pride or dignity of by causing to be or seem foolish or contemptible; mortify SYN. ASHAMED,… …   English World dictionary

  • Humiliate — Hu*mil i*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humiliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Humiliating}.] [L. humiliatus, p. p. of humiliare. See {Humble}.] To reduce to a lower position in one s own eyes, or in the eyes of others; to cause a loss of pride or dignity; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • humiliate — I verb abase, abash, affront, befool, bespatter, blackball, blacken, brand, bring shame upon, cast a slur upon, cast down, contemn, cow, crush, debase, defame, deflate, degrade, demean, demote, depreciate, deride, derogate, discredit, disgrace,… …   Law dictionary

  • humiliate — 1530s, perhaps a back formation from HUMILIATION (Cf. humiliation). Related: Humiliated; humiliating; humiliatingly …   Etymology dictionary

  • humiliate — humble, degrade, debase, demean, *abase Analogous words: mortify, chagrin (see corresponding adjectives at ASHAMED): confound, bewilder, nonplus (see PUZZLE): *embarrass, discomfit, abash, disconcert, faze, rattle …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • humiliate — [v] embarrass, put down abase, abash, base, bemean, blister, break, bring down*, bring low*, cast down, chagrin, chasten, confound, confuse, conquer, crush*, cut down to size*, debase, degrade, demean, denigrate, deny, depress, discomfit,… …   New thesaurus

  • humiliate — ► VERB ▪ injure the dignity and self respect of. DERIVATIVES humiliating adjective humiliation noun humiliator noun. ORIGIN Latin humiliare make humble …   English terms dictionary

  • humiliate — UK [hjuːˈmɪlɪeɪt] / US [hjuˈmɪlɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms humiliate : present tense I/you/we/they humiliate he/she/it humiliates present participle humiliating past tense humiliated past participle humiliated to make someone feel very… …   English dictionary

  • humiliate — ● humilié, humiliée ou humiliate nom Membre d une secte religieuse italienne du XIIe s., vouée à la pratique de la pauvreté évangélique, et qui fut partiellement transformée en ordre religieux en 1201 …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • humiliate — [[t]hjuːmɪ̱lieɪt[/t]] humiliates, humiliating, humiliated VERB To humiliate someone means to say or do something which makes them feel ashamed or stupid. [be V ed] She had been beaten and humiliated by her husband... [V n] His teacher continually …   English dictionary

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