Humiliation

//hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən//

"Humiliation" in a Sentence (14 examples)

How can you bear such a humiliation?

What is failure but humiliation, when it doesn't inspire the genius to overcome old barriers?

Failure is nothing but humiliation when it doesn't inspire the genius to overcome old barriers.

Humiliation is the beginning of sanctification.

How do you put up with that kind of humiliation?

No one should be subjected to such humiliation.

Tom has a small penis humiliation fetish.

I can't stand any more humiliation.

Sami suffered a decade of abuse and humiliation from Layla.

Tom couldn't bear the humiliation and killed himself.

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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.

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!

One morning Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln were having breakfast when Lincoln did something that aroused the fiery temper of his wife. What, no one remembers now. But Mrs. Lincoln, in a rage, dashed a cup of hot coffee into her husband's face. And she did it in front of the other boarders. Saying nothing, Lincoln sat there in humiliation and silence while Mrs. Early came with a wet towel and wiped off his face and clothes.

They listened to the sound of Fanny’s retreating footsteps. ‘Well, well!’ said Marcus. ‘Oh, take no notice Jess. You know what our Frances Maud is like! It’s nothing to cry about!’ To her humiliation Jessamy found there were tears trickling down her cheeks.

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