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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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: extremely destructive to one's self-respect or dignity : humbling. humiliatingly adverb. Examples of humiliating in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web But even many high-profile Republicans found this lawsuit humiliating.
: 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. feel so humiliated. humiliation. hyü-ˌmi-lē-ˈā-shən. yü- noun. Synonyms. abase. chasten. cheapen. debase. degrade.
Synonyms for HUMILIATING: demeaning, degrading, humbling, mortifying, unsettling, debasing, unpleasant, difficult; Antonyms of HUMILIATING: convenient, comfortable, agreeable, pleasing, elevating, exalting, cheering, aggrandizing
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.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of humiliating adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
