humiliate
Meanings
Verb
- cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
- "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
- To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
- To make humble; to lower in condition or status.
- To defeat overwhelmingly.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin humiliātus, perfect passive participle of humiliō (“to abase, humble”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin humilis (“lowly, humble”), from humus (“ground; earth, soil”); see humble.
Synonyms
abase, abash, bring low, chagrin, confound, confuse, debase, degrade, demean, depress, discomfit, disconcert, disgrace, embarrass, humble, humiliate, lower, mortify, put to shame, shame
Scrabble Score: 14
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