Humiliation

/hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/

Synonyms for "humiliation" (141 found)

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Noun(9 words)

mortification abasement embarrassment shame abasing abjection chagrin chagrining chagrinning

abasement affront aspersion atrocity awkwardness belittlement breaking brickbatburning shamebywordbyword of reproachcold shouldercomedown conquering contempt contumely crushing cutcut directdebasement

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Verb(2 words)

debasing disgracing

deflation degradation demotion depreciation derogation descent despite detractiondirty shamedisconcertedness discredit disgrace dishonor disparagement disregard domestication dump embarrassment enormity flout

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flouting gentling gibehangdog lookhumbled pridehumbling ignominy indignity

Noun(12 words)

degradation degrading dehumanization demeaning discomfiture disgraces dishonor emasculation embarrassments humiliating ignominies indignities

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injury insult jeer jeering letdown libellow-down dirty shamemock mockery mortification obloquy offense outrage patronage penitence prostrationput downput-down quelling rebuff

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reduction remorse reproach repulse scandal scoff scurrility self-abasement self-abnegation self-diminishment setdown shame shamefacedness shamefastness shamingslap in the faceslight sneer sniff snort snub spurn spurning subdual subjection suppression taming tauntthe cold shoulderthe go-bytreading downuncomplimentary remarkundoing

Noun(17 words)

jilts knees laughingstockmost ignominiouspillorying prostration pwning self-contempt shames shaming skunking smarting spank stultification trouncing unhorsing wedgies

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More general

13 entries

affective statecase debasement degradation disgrace embarrassmentemotional stateexample ignominy instancepsychological stateshamesocial phenomenon

More specific

6 entries

moral humiliationorganizational humiliationprivate humiliationpublic humiliationverbal humiliationvicarious humiliation

Collocations

6 entries

moral humiliationorganizational humiliationprivate humiliationpsychological humiliationpublic humiliationverbal humiliation

Inflections

1 entries

humiliations

Derivations

4 entries

humiliate humiliating humiliatingly humiliator

Sample sentences

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How can you bear such a humiliation?

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

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

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Humiliation is the beginning of sanctification.

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