humiliation
an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
the state or feeling of being humiliated; mortification.
Origin of humiliation
1synonym study For humiliation
Other words for humiliation
Other words from humiliation
- re·hu·mil·i·a·tion, noun
- self-hu·mil·i·a·tion, noun
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How to use humiliation in a sentence
It was an auspicious time for a 21-year-old woman to publicly document her sexual escapades and humiliations.
Is This Dildo-Licking, Dominatrix-Loving Vogue Blogger the New Face of Feminism? | Lizzie Crocker | May 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are exhortations devoted to the subject by rabbis who were concerned about accidental humiliations and other dangers.
They seek to understand the daily humiliations suffered by Palestinians under occupation.
And it continues his personal payback to the woman who remained loyal through humiliations few could endure.
Bill Clinton’s Bravura Convention Speech Latest Step in His and Hillary’s Rise | Gail Sheehy | September 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTKennedy women—from Rose to Jackie, and even Maria Shriver—have stoically endured not only tragedies, but personal humiliations.
It is no doubt a return for the humiliations which they often have to submit to on the part of those whom they see every day.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) | Alexandre Dumas, filsHe haunted editorial-rooms until his presence became a burden, and he brought new agonies and humiliations upon himself.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairResigned beforehand to all sorts of jests and humiliations, she had not foreseen such an excess of indignity.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueThey made up their minds to forswear the love of women with all its humiliations and disappointments and futilities.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton MackenzieShe was beaten, and the peace of Lunville added fresh humiliations to those imposed upon her by the previous war.
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