humiliation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/
Etymology
From Middle French humiliation, from Late Latin humiliātiō, from humiliāre (“to humiliate”); see humiliate. Equivalent to humiliate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.
2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.
One morning Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln were having breakfast when Lincoln did something that aroused the fiery temper of his wife. What, no one remembers now. But Mrs. Lincoln, in a rage, dashed a cup of hot coffee into her husband's face. And she did it in front of the other boarders. Saying nothing, Lincoln sat there in humiliation and silence while Mrs. Early came with a wet towel and wiped off his face and clothes.
1936, Dale Carnegie, “Part 6, Chapter 1. HOW TO DIG YOUR MARITAL GRAVE IN THE QUICKEST POSSIBLE WAY.”, in How to Win Friends and Influence People, page 264:Loving and beloved by him, how different would her destiny have been! An utter sense of desolation came over her; a terror of the future, an overwhelming agony in the present. That he, of all others, should be the one to witness her humiliation!
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Season”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 2:They listened to the sound of Fanny’s retreating footsteps. ‘Well, well!’ said Marcus. ‘Oh, take no notice Jess. You know what our Frances Maud is like! It’s nothing to cry about!’ To her humiliation Jessamy found there were tears trickling down her cheeks.
1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 48:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| humiliations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
verbal humiliation · prehumiliation · humiliation play · small penis humiliation · rehumiliation · humiliation ritual · century of humiliation · posthumiliation
Relateds
humility · humiliate · humble · humiliating
Synonyms
indignity · abasement · dishonor · mortification · embarrassment · shame
Translations (133)
et alandus (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · km ការបញ្ចុះ (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · sh понижавање (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · ko 굴욕 (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · id penghinaan (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · hy նվաստացում (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ja 屈辱 (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · es humillación (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · km ការអាម៉ាស់មុខ (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · sl ponižanje (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · be прыніжэ́ньне (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · fa-ira ذِلَّت (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · sv förödmjukelse (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ga uirísliú (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · uk прини́ження (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · uz zillat (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · sh ponižavanje (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ko 치욕 (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · fi nolaus (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · zza şıkınaynen (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · nn audmjuking (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · it umiliazione (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · pl upokorzenie (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · vo mükükam (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · az alçaltma (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · cmn 屈辱 (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ro rușine (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · de Demütigung (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ja 汚辱 (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · sh ponižavanje (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · prs ذِلَّت (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · de Erniedrigung (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · bg униже́ние (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · hu megaláztatás (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · es papeada (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ky кемсинтүү (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · uz xoʻrlash (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · nn audmjuking (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · it umiliazione (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · ur بے عِزَّتِی (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · uz kamsitish (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · id penghinaan (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · eo humiligo (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · ka დამცირება (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · be прыніжэ́нне (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · fi nöyryyttäminen (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · vi sự hạ thấp (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · sh понижавање (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · sq poshtërim (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · he הַשׁפָּלָה (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · tg таҳқир (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ko 오욕 (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · prs تَحْقِیر (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ur تَذْلِیل (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · hu megalázás (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · nb ydmykelse (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · cs ponížení (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · gl humillación (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · hi अपमानित (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · ro înjosire (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · cmn 羞辱 (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · vi sự làm nhục (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · is lítillækkun (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · uk прини́ження (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · hi अपमान (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · da ydmygelse (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · pt humilhação (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · es humillación (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · sv förödmjukelse (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · tr aşağılama (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ky кемитүү (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · be прыніжэ́нне (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · tl pag-ayop (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · eo humiligo (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · is niðurlæging (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · oc umiliacion (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · uz tahqir (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · is auðmýking (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · sk poníženie (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · pt humilhação (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ca humiliació (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · tg зиллат (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · pl poniżenie (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · th การฉีกหน้า (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ja 恥辱 (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ro umilire (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · cs ponížení (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · nb ydmykelse (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ru униже́ние (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · it smacco (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · bg униже́ние (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · ur ذِلَّت (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · be прыніжэ́ньне (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · da ydmygelse (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · hi निरादर (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ga bochtaineacht (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · ur زَک (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · ky басынтуу (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ar ذِلَّة (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · de Demütigung (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · ru униже́ние (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · pl upokorzenie (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · cmn 污辱 (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · lv pazemojums (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ur تَحْقِیر (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · kk кемсіту (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · nl vernedering (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · ga náiriú (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · kk кеміту (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · fi nöyryytys (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · az təhqir (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · om salphina (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ar إِذْلَال (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · kk қорлау (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · fa-ira تَحْقیر (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ja 恥 (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · lt pažeminimas (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · hy ստորացում (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · mk понижување (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ky кемситүү (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · grc ταπείνωσις (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · ka დამცირება (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · fr humiliation (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · fi nöyryytys (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · zza xeder kerden (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · nl vernedering (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · ca humiliació (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · de Erniedrigung (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · tr küçük düşürme (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · el ταπείνωση (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · fr humiliation (the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission) · ky кордоо (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification) · cmn 恥辱 /耻辱 (the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification)