HUMILIATE

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

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Etymology

Verb

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.

Synonyms

• debase

• demean

• disgrace

• humble

• mortify

• shame

• See also abash

Antonyms

• dignify

• honor

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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