humiliateverb [ T ]
uk/hjuːˈmɪl.i.eɪt/us/hjuːˈmɪl.i.eɪt/to make someone feel ashamed or lose respect for himself or herself:
How could you humiliate me by questioning my judgment in front of everyone like that?
England were humiliated (= completely defeated) in last night's match.
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Humiliating and degrading
- abase
- be under a cloud idiom
- bring/take sb down a peg (or two) idiom
- bruise
- bruise sb's ego idiom
- compromise
- cut sb down to size idiom
- deflate
- degrade
- dishonour
- doghouse
- exhibition
- fall from grace idiom
- forget
- indignity
- knock
- knock sb off their pedestal idiom 1
- knock sb off their pedestal
- lower your sights idiom
- peg
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humiliation
noun [ C or U ] uk/hjuːˌmɪl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/us/hjuːˌmɪl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
After the humiliation of last week's defeat, the Mets were back on form.
Imagine the humiliation of having to apologize.