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Humiliation

//hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification. countable, uncountable

    "Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures."

  2. 2
    depriving one of self-esteem wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission. countable, uncountable

    "Loving and beloved by him, how different would her destiny have been! An utter sense of desolation came over her; a terror of the future, an overwhelming agony in the present. That he, of all others, should be the one to witness her humiliation!"

  4. 4
    an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect wordnet
  5. 5
    strong feelings of embarrassment wordnet
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  1. 6
    state of disgrace or loss of self-respect wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French humiliation, from Late Latin humiliātiō, from humiliāre (“to humiliate”); see humiliate. Equivalent to humiliate + -ion.

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