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humiliate

[hyoo-mil-ee-eyt, yoo-] / hjuˈmɪl iˌeɪt, ju- /


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And on the street, when you see people begging, when you hand money to them, do not humiliate them.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Northampton scored 14 tries to humiliate Bristol at Franklin's Gardens and confirm their place in the Prem semi-finals.

From BBC May 15, 2026

The gesture provoked a seismic reaction internationally while infuriating Olympic officials who claimed Smith and Carlos used the world stage to humiliate their home country.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2026

"By insisting on retraction China is trying to humiliate her and turning up the heat on the controversy," Kingston said.

From Barron's Feb. 9, 2026

It was meant to humiliate him, but the odd thing was that the attacks hurt less the longer they went on.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

Critics say Philips doesn't just challenge those beliefs - he humiliates the people who hold them.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Earlier in the film, Patrick also publicly humiliates himself for Kat by singing Frankie Valli's song, "Can't Take My Eyes off You" in front of the whole school.

From Salon Apr. 8, 2024

The league says its operations manual strictly prohibits bullying and hazing, which is defined as behavior that “harms, intimidates, offends, degrades, threatens, or humiliates another person or creates a risk to their health or safety.”

From Seattle Times Jul. 21, 2023

“It really humiliates the nay-sayers, who think it’s somehow OK for some people to get healthcare and others not,” Kidder said.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2022

My mother’s anger humiliates me; her words chafe my cheeks, and I am crying.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

Three wickets down inside 7.1 overs and with Imam-ul-Haq absent injured, Pakistan could have been humiliated had it not been for Shakeel.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

"I felt disheartened, I felt humiliated in so many ways," he said.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

“An entire nation is being humiliated by Iranian leaders and the so-called revolutionary guards,” Merz said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

I’ve oscillated wildly between thinking the U.S. will ride a host-nation bump to the semis and worrying they’ll be humiliated by Paraguay and soccer in this country will be canceled forever.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

I pulled free, too humiliated to say more.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

Worse, it was just another humiliating misadventure that I’d carry around for years with shame.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

"But at the same time, I was very upset and my heart was broken when I saw my son looking like that. It was humiliating."

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

The first post called Holmes “a disgraceful, humiliating embarrassment to her alleged profession.”

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Morocco is to co-host the 2030 World Cup and Moroccan Football chief Fouzi Lekjaa is one of the few to have publicly supported Infantino since the humiliating climbdown.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Babou’s unnecessary and humiliating lesson in how to dam tea had one benefit: I now knew where Mamou kept her tea and hel.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram




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