humiliate
[ hyoo-mil-ee-eyt or, often, yoo- ]
/ hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪt or, often, yu- /
verb (used with object), hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing.
to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
Origin of humiliate
SYNONYMS FOR humiliate
OTHER WORDS FROM humiliate
hu·mil·i·a·tor, noun hu·mil·i·a·to·ry [hyoo-mil-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee or, often, yoo-] /hyuˈmɪl i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i or, often, yu-/, hu·mil·i·a·tive, adjective re·hu·mil·i·ate, verb (used with object), re·hu·mil·i·at·ed, re·hu·mil·i·at·ing. un·hu·mil·i·at·ed, adjectiveWords nearby humiliate
humidity,
humidor,
humification,
humified,
humify,
humiliate,
humiliating,
humiliation,
humilis,
humility,
humint
Example sentences from the Web for humiliated
British Dictionary definitions for humiliated
humiliate
/ (hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪt) /
verb
(tr)
to lower or hurt the dignity or pride of
Derived forms of humiliate
Word Origin for humiliate
C16: from Late Latin
humiliāre, from Latin
humilis
humble