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noun
1.
an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
2.
the state or feeling of being humiliated; mortification.
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Example Sentences
- They were the ones who risked total humiliation and annihilation in front of their peers.
- For a popular president, it was an unprecedented humiliation.
- Surely any real smoker would happily put up with such humiliation in order to get their fix.
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Word Origin & History
humiliation
late 14c., from O.Fr. humiliation, from L.L. humiliationem (nom. humiliatio) "humbling, humiliation," from L. humiliare "to humble," from humilis "humble." Humiliate is c.1533, a back-formation of this.
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