Webverb. hu· mil· i· ate hyü-ˈmi-lē-ˌāt. yü-. humiliated; humiliating. transitive verb. : to reduce (someone) to a lower position in one's own eyes or others' eyes : to make (someone) ashamed or embarrassed : mortify. hoped they wouldn't humiliate themselves in their next game. accused her of humiliating him in public.

Webtr.v. hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing, hu·mil·i·ates. To cause (someone) to feel a loss of pride, dignity, or self-respect: humiliated him with a contemptuous refusal. [Late Latin humiliāre, humiliāt-, to humble, from humilis, humble; see humble .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

Webadjective. made to feel a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; deeply embarrassed or put to shame: The strategy of the verbal abuser is to become the winner of every conversational debate and make the other person the humiliated loser. verb. the simple past tense and past participle of humiliate.

Webverb. past tense of humiliate. as in discredited. to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes the reigning tennis champ was humiliated on the court by a …

WebIf someone is humiliated, they have been made to feel ashamed or stupid: I've never felt so humiliated in my life . Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

Webhumiliate verb [ T ] us / hjuˈmɪl·iˌeɪt / to make you feel ashamed or lose respect for yourself: They called him an old fool in public just to humiliate him. humiliating adjective us / …

Web(hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪt; often yu-) v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify; abase. [1525–35; < Late Latin humiliātus, past participle of humiliāre to humble, derivative of Latin humilis humble] hu•mil′i•at`ing•ly, adv. hu•mil′i•a`tor, n. hu•mil′i•a•to`ry (-i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.

WebDefinitions of humiliated adjective subdued or brought low in condition or status synonyms: broken, crushed, humbled, low humble marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful adjective made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride “ humiliated that his wife had to go out to work” synonyms: embarrassed, mortified ashamed

WebHumiliation is the abasement of pride, which creates mortification or leads to a state of being humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission. It is an emotion felt by a person whose social status, either by force or willingly, has just decreased. It can be brought about through intimidation, physical or mental mistreatment or trickery, or by embarrassment if a person …

Web05/07/2022 · Humility is an attitude of spiritual modesty that comes from understanding our place in the larger order of things. It entails not taking our desires, successes, or failings too seriously. In the past decade in particular, psychologists have rediscovered the importance of humility.