humiliate

hu·mil·i·ate  (hy-ml-t)

tr.v. hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing, hu·mil·i·ates

To lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of. See Synonyms at degrade.

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[Late Latin humilire, humilit-, to humble, from humilis, humble; see humble.]

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humiliate [hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪt]

vb

(tr) to lower or hurt the dignity or pride of

[from Late Latin humiliāre, from Latin humilis humble]

humiliated  adj

humiliating  adj

humiliatingly  adv

humiliation  n

humiliative  [hjuːˈmɪljətɪv] adj

humiliator  n

humiliatory  adj

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hu•mil•i•ate (hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪt; often yu-)

v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.

to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify; abase.

[1525–35; < Late Latin humiliātus, past participle of humiliāre to humble, derivative of Latin humilis humble]

hu•mil′i•at`ing•ly, adv.

hu•mil′i•a`tor, n.

hu•mil′i•a•to`ry (-i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.

syn: See humble.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

humiliate - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" abase, chagrin, humble, mortify spite, wound, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" demolish, smash, crush - humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" demean, disgrace, degrade, take down, put down - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

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humiliate

verb embarrass, shame, humble, crush, disgrace, put down, subdue, degrade, chagrin, chasten, mortify, debase, discomfit, bring low, put (someone) in their place, take the wind out of someone's sails, abase, take down a peg (informal), abash, make (someone) eat humble pie His teacher continually humiliates him in maths lessons.
honour, elevate, magnify, make proud

Translations

humiliate [hjuːˈmɪlɪeɪt] VT → humillar

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humiliate [hjuːˈmɪlieɪt] vt → humilier

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humiliate

vt → demütigen, erniedrigen; to humiliate oneself → sich beschämen

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humiliate [hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪt] vt → umiliare

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humiliate (hjuˈmilieit) verb

to make (someone) feel ashamed. He was humiliated to find that his girlfriend could run faster than he could. verneder يُذِلُّ، يُحَقِّرُ унижавам humilhar zahanbit, pokořit erniedrigen ydmyge ταπεινώνω, εξευτελίζω humillar alandama تحقير كردن nöyryyttää humilier לְהַשפִּיל नीचा दिखाना poniziti, posramiti megaláz mempermalukan lítillækka, niðurlægja umiliare 恥をかかせる 굴욕을 주다 pažeminti pazemot memalukan vernederen ydmyke upokarzać سپکول، تحقیرول humilhar a umili унижать ponížiť ponižati poniziti förödmjuka ขายหน้า aşağılamak, küçük düşürmek 羞辱 принижувати کسی کو ذلیل کرنا làm nhục 羞辱

huˈmiliating adjective

vernederend مُذِلّ، مُخْزٍ унизителен humilhante ponižující erniedrigend ydmygende ταπενωτικός, εξευτελιστικός humillante alandav توهين آميز nöyryyttävä humiliant מַשפִּיל अपमानजनक ponižavajuci megalázó memalukan niðurlægjandi umiliante 屈辱的な 굴욕적인 žeminantis pazemojošs memalukan vernederend ydmykende upokarzający په سپک ډول humilhante umilitor унизительный ponižujúci poniževalen ponižavajući förödmjukande น่าขายหน้า aşağılayıcı, küçük düşürücü 丟臉的 принизливий ذلت آمیز nhục nhã 丢脸的

huˌmiliˈation noun

vernedering إذْلال، تَحْقير унизение humilhação pokoření die Erniedrigung ydmygelse ταπείνωση, εξευτελισμός humillación alandus تحقير nöyryytys humiliation הַשפָּלָה अवमानना, मानमर्दन, अपमान poniženje megalázás memalukan niðurlæging umiliazione 屈辱 굴욕 pažeminimas pazemojums tindakan mengaibkan seseorang vernedering ydmykelse upokorzenie سپکاونه humilhação umilire унижение poníženie ponižanje poniženje förödmjukelse ความน่าขายหน้า aşağılama, küçük düşürme 羞辱 приниження; приниженість تذلیل bị làm nhục 羞辱