Definitions for humiliate
hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪt; often yu-hu·mil·i·ate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abaseverb

   cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

   "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. humiliateverb

   To injure a person's dignity and self-respect.

2. Etymology: From humiliatus, past participle of humiliare, from humilis, from humus; see humble.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. humiliate

   Humiliation is the abasement of pride, which creates mortification or leads to a state of being humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission. It is an emotion felt by a person whose social status, either by force or willingly, has just decreased. It can be brought about through intimidation, physical or mental mistreatment or trickery, or by embarrassment if a person is revealed to have committed a socially or legally unacceptable act. Whereas humility can be sought alone as a means to de-emphasize the ego, humiliation must involve other person(s), though not necessarily directly or willingly. Humiliation is currently an active research topic, and is now seen as an important – and complex – core dynamic in human relationships, having implications at intrapersonal, interpersonal, institutional and international levels.

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1. humiliate

   To humiliate someone is to cause a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity often deliberately, to degrade or belittle their worth or value, resulting in feelings of shame or embarrassment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Humiliateverb

   to reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes, or in the eyes of others; to humble; to mortify

2. Etymology: [L. humiliatus, p. p. of humiliare. See Humble.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Humiliate

   hū-mil′i-āt, v.t. to make humble: to depress: to lower in condition.—adjs. Humil′iant, humiliating; Humil′iāting, humbling, mortifying.—n. Humiliā′tion, the act of humiliating: abasement: mortification. [L. humiliāre, -ātum.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of humiliate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of humiliate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of humiliate in a Sentence

1. Michele McKenzie:

   I think the intent was to embarrass or humiliate her, i think that was the very clear message sent to her by someone with tremendous amount of power.

2. Dimitrios Papadimoulis:

   What is at play here is an attempt to humiliate Greece and Greeks, or to overthrow the Tsipras government.

3. Crystal Smith:

   Just because you think it's cute or funny to make somebody embarrassed or humiliate them, think again, because if somebody would have realized that, my son would not be dead.

4. Alexandra Harwin:

   It is completely illegal for employers to retaliate against employees who complain about workplace discrimination, but this is exactly what Robert De Niro did to Ms. Robinson, inventing claims to ruin her reputation and humiliate her because he knew she was going to expose his behavior.

5. Robert Sege:

   Parents should never hit their child and never use verbal insults that would humiliate or shame the child.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=humiliate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Humiliate
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humiliate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humiliate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=humiliate
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=humiliate