Humiliation
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noun.
The act of humiliating; degradation.
noun.
The state of being humiliated or disgraced; shame.
noun.
A humiliating condition or circumstance.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act of humiliating or humbling, or the state of being humiliated; abasement; mortification.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; mortification.
noun.
The state of being humiliated, humbled, or reduced to lowliness or submission.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The act of
humiliating
or
humbling
someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
noun.
The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to
lowliness
or
submission
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
depriving one of self-esteem
noun.
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
noun.
strong feelings of embarrassment
noun.
an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
Word Usage
"_humiliation_, -- a humiliation that would cut him to the very heart!"
Etymologically Related
humble
humiliate
humiliating
humility
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
case
embarrassment
example
instance
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Alsatian
Americanization
Appalachian
Balkanization
Christianization
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
bitterness
degradation
disappointment
disgrace
embarrassment
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
abasement
abasement
affront
aspersion
atrocity