humiliation

  • 31humiliation — noun /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/ a) The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification. b) The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission. Syn: abasement, dishonor, embarrassment, humbling …

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  • 32humiliation — Synonyms and related words: abasement, affront, aspersion, atrocity, awkwardness, belittlement, breaking, brickbat, burning shame, byword, byword of reproach, comedown, conquering, contempt, contumely, crushing, cut, cut direct, debasement,… …

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  • 33humiliation — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. chagrin, mortification, mental pain; see disgrace 1 , embarrassment 1 , shame 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. embarrassment, mortification, shame, disgrace, chagrin, degradation, deflation, humbling, humble pie, losing …

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  • 34humiliation — hu·mil·i·a·tion || hjuː‚mɪlɪ eɪʃn n. mortification, act of lowering someone s pride …

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  • 35humiliation — n. 1. Humbling, abasement, mortification, degradation, crushing, putting to shame, dishonoring. 2. Humility, meekness, humbleness, lowliness, lowness, submissiveness …

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  • 36humiliation — n 1. mortification, humble pie, humbled pride; disgrace, shame, dishonor, reproach, disrepute, disreputation, ill repute, bad repute, discredit, disfavor, obloquy, loss of face; degradation, debasement, abasement, self abasement, vitiation,… …

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  • 37humiliation — hu·mil·i·a·tion …

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  • 38humiliation — noun Syn: embarrassment, mortification, shame, indignity, ignominy, disgrace, dishonour, degradation, discredit, loss of face, blow to one s pride Ant: honour …

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  • 39humiliation — hu•mil•i•a•tion [[t]hyuˌmɪl iˈeɪ ʃən[/t]] often [[t]yu [/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated 2) the state or feeling of being humiliated • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < LL syn: See shame …

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  • 40humiliation — /hjumɪliˈeɪʃən/ (say hyoohmilee ayshuhn) noun 1. the act of humiliating. 2. the state or feeling of being humiliated; mortification. {Middle English humiliacion, from Old French} …