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hu·mil·i·ate
 humiliate
- pronunciation:
- hyu
mI
li
eIt
- features:
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
humiliated, humiliates, humiliating |
| definition: |
to cause (someone) to lose pride or feel disgraced; embarrass; mortify.
His punishment in front of the other students humiliated the boy.The soldiers harassed the man's wife not only for their pleasure but to humiliate him.- synonyms:
- embarrass, mortify
- antonyms:
- honor
- similar words:
- abash, burn, chagrin, crush, disgrace, dishonor, humble, put to shame, shame
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| related words: |
affront, bow, degrade, demean, deprecate, depreciate, insult, offend, patronize, spite, wither |
| derivations: |
humiliatingly (adv.), humiliator (n.) |
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