humiliate

[hyoo-mil-ee-eyt, yoo-] / hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪt, yu- /

VERB

embarrass, put down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confuse crush degrade demean depress disgrace humble shame snub subdue

STRONG

abase abash base blister break chagrin chasten confound conquer debase denigrate deny discomfit discountenance dishonor downplay lower mortify pan rip slam smear squash vanquish wither

WEAK

bemean bring down bring low cast down cut down to size make a fool of make ashamed play down put out of countenance put to shame run down shoot down take down take down a peg tear down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build up encourage honor praise promote release respect upgrade

STRONG

agree allow boost cherish compliment elevate fail flatter laud lose surrender yield

Example Sentences

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And now, without a single league win since last December, they are facing a humiliating emergency.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Our life is very humiliating here and we have very little fuel and food," says another Pakistani sailor, Zeeshan.

From BBC

If I can make it to the end of this humiliating moment, then whatever comes next won’t be quite as bad.

From Literature

"From a subjective point of view, it clearly created a hostile, humiliating and offensive environment for her."

From BBC

But no one here is out to humiliate anyone, which is nasty and unkind and not at all the sort of humor Lawrence trades in.

From Los Angeles Times