humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
(verb) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; “He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
humiliate (third-person singular simple present humiliates, present participle humiliating, simple past and past participle humiliated)
(transitive) To injure the dignity and self-respect of.
(transitive) To make humble; to lower in condition or status.
• debase
• demean
• disgrace
• humble
• mortify
• shame
• See also abash
• dignify
• honor
Source: Wiktionary
Hu*mil"i*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humiliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Humiliating.] Etym: [L. humiliatus, p.p. of humiliare. See Humble.]
Definition: To reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes, or in the eyes of others; to humble; to mortify. We stand humiliated rather than encouraged. M. Arnold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 April 2025
(adjective) (used of eyes) lacking liveliness; “empty eyes”; “a glassy stare”; “his eyes were glazed over with boredom”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
