Dictionary

humiliate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin humiliātus, perfect passive participle of humiliō (“to abase, humble”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin humilis (“lowly, humble”), from humus (“ground; earth, soil”); see humble.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
   • He would never intentionally humiliate anyone, even in jest.
   • The harsh comments from the coach humiliated the player in front of the team.
   • The bully tried to humiliate the other students during lunch.
2. (transitive) To make humble; to lower in condition or status.
3. (transitive) To defeat overwhelmingly.

Forms

Antonyms

aggrandize · honor · ennoble · raise · exalt · uplift · nobilitate · prefer · advance · honor · elevate · promote · dignify · dignify

Deriveds

humiliatrix · rehumiliate · humiliatable

Relateds

humility · humiliation · humble

Synonyms

bring down to size · demote · disgrace · lower · relegate · put someone in their place · debase · discomfit · embarrass · mortify · demean · humble · humble · disconcert · disparage · debase · demote · embase · discredit · depress · dishonour · abash · slur · disgrace · abase · bring low · defame · downgrade · debase · confound · abase · demean · degrade · mortify · degrade · debase · humiliate · depress · cut down to size · knock down to size · shame · shame · confuse · dishonour · humiliate · trim down to size · demean · humble · sink · reduce · give a bad name · whittle down to size · put to shame

Translations (127)

uz xoʻrlamoq (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ru опуска́ть (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ga náirigh (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ca humiliar (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · el ντροπιάζω (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ar أَخْزَى (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · nb ydmyke (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ja 屈辱を与える (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · pl upokorzyć (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · be прыні́зіць (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · uz kamsitmoq (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sq poshtëroj (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sh понизи́вати (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · is lítillækka (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · it avvilire (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · hi विनीत करना (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · da ydmyge (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ka დამცირება (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sl ponižati (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ar اِسْتَذَلَّ (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · el ταπεινώνω (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · hu megaláz (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sh унизи́вати (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ur ذَلِیل کَرْنا (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · bg унижа́вам (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · de beschämen (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · uk прини́жувати (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · mk понижи (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · bg унижа́ (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · mn доромжлох (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sv förödmjuka (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ru уни́зить (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · be прыніжа́ць (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · el ρεζιλεύω (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · es papear (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · de erniedrigen (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · lv pazemot (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · fa تحقیر کردن (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sh poníziti (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · cmn 辱罵 /辱骂 (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · la humiliō (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · io humileskar (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · lt pažeminti (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · fi nöyryyttää (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · id membuat malu (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ko 굴욕감을 주다 (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · tr aşağılamak (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · cmn 羞辱 (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sh ponižávati (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · lo ເຮັດໃຫ້ເສັຽຍົດ (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · nl verootmoedigen (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · da fornedre (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ml പരിഹസിക്കുക (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sk ponižovať (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sh унижа́вати (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · tt кимсетергә (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ko 굴욕을 주다 (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sh пони́зити (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · gl humillar (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ba кәмһетеү (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ga uirísligh (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ja 辱める (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · oc umiliar (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · uk прини́зити (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · cmn 欺侮 (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · kk қор қылу (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sh уни́зити (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · kk басыну (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sv förnedra (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · is niðurlægja (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · eo humiligi (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · lo ຖ່ອມ (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ar أَذَلَّ (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · vi sỉ nhục (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · es humillar (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · vo mükükön (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · mn гутаах (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · cmn 侮辱 (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sh unizívati (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sl poniževati (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ja 凹ます (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ru опусти́ть (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · mk понижува (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ml അപമാനിക്കുക (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · vi lăng nhục (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · pt humilhar (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · lt žeminti (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ru унижа́ть (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ro a jigni (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ky кемситүү (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ka დამდაბლება (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ro a umili (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · nn audmjuka (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sh ponizívati (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · it umiliare (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · cmn 污辱 (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · km បញ្ចុះ (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · kk кемсіту (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · nl vernederen (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · fr humilier (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · th ฉีกหน้า (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · hi नीचा दिखाना (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sk ponížiť (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · vi làm nhục (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · th หมิ่น (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · et alandama (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · cs ponižovat (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · pl upokarzać (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · pl poniżać (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ko 모욕하다 (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · is auðmýkja (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · tg таҳқир кардан (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · ky басынтуу (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · hy նվաստացնել (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sh uníziti (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sh unižávati (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · de demütigen (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · mi whakapāpaku (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · az alçaltmaq (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · yi פֿאַרשעמען (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · cs ponížit (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · mfe imilie (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · tr utandırmak (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · pl poniżyć (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · nb fornedre (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · kk қорлау (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect) · sh понижа́вати (to injure a person's dignity and self-respect)