Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
HUMILIATED
embarrassed, humiliated, mortified
(adjective) made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; “too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street”; “humiliated that his wife had to go out to work”; “felt mortified by the comparison with her sister”
broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low
(adjective) subdued or brought low in condition or status; “brought low”; “a broken man”; “his broken spirit”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
humiliated
simple past tense and past participle of humiliate
Adjective
humiliated
deprived of dignity or self-respect
Synonyms
• degraded
Source: Wiktionary
HUMILIATE
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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