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View synonyms for humiliation

humiliation

[ hyoo-mil-ee-ey-shuhnor, often, yoo- ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of humiliating humiliating or being humiliated.
  2. the state or feeling of being humiliated; mortification.

    Synonyms: dishonor, degradation

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Other Words From

  • rehu·mili·ation noun
  • self-hu·mili·ation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of humiliation1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin humiliātiōn- (stem of humiliātiō ). See humiliate, -ion

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Synonym Study

See shame.

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