humiliate

hu·mil·i·ate

 (hyo͞o-mĭl′ē-āt′)

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

To cause (someone) to feel a loss of pride, dignity, or self-respect: humiliated him with a contemptuous refusal.

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[Late Latin humiliāre, humiliāt-, to humble, from humilis, humble; see humble.]

humiliate

(hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪt)

vb

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

[C16: from Late Latin humiliāre, from Latin humilis humble]

huˈmiliˌated adj

huˈmiliˌating adj

huˈmiliˌatingly adv

huˌmiliˈation n

humiliative adj

huˈmiliˌator n

huˈmiliatory adj

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.

humiliate

Past participle: humiliated
Gerund: humiliating

Imperative

humiliate

humiliate

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"

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

humiliate

verb

To deprive of esteem, self-worth, or effectiveness:

abase, degrade, demean, humble, mortify.

Idioms: bring low, take down a peg.

Translations

يُذِلُّ، يُحَقِّرُ

pokořitzahanbit

ydmyge

erniedrigen

εξευτελίζωταπεινώνω

humillar

humilierabaisserabattre

lítillækka, niîurlægja

umiliareumiliazioneumilt...

pazemot

ydmyke

humilhar

ponižati

aşağılamakküçük düşürmek

羞辱

humiliate

[hjuːˈmɪlɪeɪt] VT → humillar

humiliate

[hjuːˈmɪlieɪt] vt → humilier

humiliate

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

humiliate

[hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪt] vt → umiliare

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, εξευτελίζωhumillar 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 vernederenydmyke 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, εξευτελιστικόςhumillante alandav توهين آميز nöyryyttävä humiliant מַשפִּיל अपमानजनक ponižavajuci megalázó memalukan niðurlægjandi umiliante 屈辱的な 굴욕적인 žeminantis pazemojošs memalukan vernederendydmykende 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, εξευτελισμόςhumillación alandus تحقير nöyryytys humiliationהשפלה अवमानना, मानमर्दन, अपमान poniženje megalázás memalukan niðurlæging umiliazione 屈辱 굴욕 pažeminimas pazemojums tindakan mengaibkan seseorang vernederingydmykelse upokorzenie سپکاونه humilhação umilire унижение poníženie ponižanje poniženje förödmjukelse ความน่าขายหน้า aşağılama, küçük düşürme 羞辱 приниження; приниженість تذلیل bị làm nhục 羞辱