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- Dictionaryhu·mil·i·at·ing/(h)yo͞oˈmilēˌādiNG/
adjective
- 1. causing someone to feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and self-respect: "a humiliating defeat"
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The meaning of HUMILIATING is extremely destructive to one's self-respect or dignity : humbling.
adjective. uk / hjuːˈmɪl.i.eɪ.tɪŋ / us / hjuːˈmɪl.i.eɪ.t̬ɪŋ / Add to word list. C2. making you feel ashamed or stupid: Losing my job was the most humiliating thing that ever happened to me. humiliating defeat The government suffered a humiliating defeat in yesterday's debate. humiliating to He found it humiliating to have to ask for money. Synonyms
Humiliating definition: lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying. See examples of HUMILIATING used in a sentence.
to make you feel ashamed or lose respect for yourself: They called him an old fool in public just to humiliate him.
Something that humbles you and makes you feel foolish is humiliating: it's humiliating to sing your song for the school talent show in the wrong key, and it's even more humiliating when the audience laughs.
verb (used with object) , hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing. to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity. Synonyms: debase, abase, degrade, shame, mortify, disgrace, dishonor. Antonyms: elevate, exalt, dignify. humiliate.
Humiliate means to make someone feel ashamed or stupid, often publicly. It would humiliate all but the most self-assured person to realize that everyone else in the room has noticed their fly is down.
