humiliation B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #8184 Meanings 1 noun The feeling of being ashamed or foolish, especially in front of others. He felt deep humiliation when his mistake was made public. 2 noun An event or act that makes someone feel ashamed or loses them respect. They had to undergo one humiliation after another. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the feeling of being... mortificationchagrin 2 noun · an event or act that makes... abasement More dishonorembarrassmentshame ↔ Opposites exaltationhonor Word family Forms humiliations Derived forms posthumiliationprehumiliation Related forms humblehumiliatehumiliatinghumility Etymology AI details From Middle French humiliation, from Late Latin humiliātiō, from humiliāre (“to humiliate”); see humiliate. Equivalent to humiliate + -ion. humiliation Middle French humiliātiō la-lat View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # humiliation **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 8184 ## Meanings 1. The feeling of being ashamed or foolish, especially in front of others. 2. An event or act that makes someone feel ashamed or loses them respect. ## Examples - He felt deep humiliation when his mistake was made public. - They had to undergo one humiliation after another. ## Synonyms - abasement - dishonor - embarrassment - mortification - shame ## Antonyms - exaltation - honor ## Derived Forms - posthumiliation - prehumiliation ## Related Forms - humble - humiliate - humiliating - humility ## Roots and Affixes - Root: humiliation - Root: humiliātiō ## Etymology From Middle French humiliation, from Late Latin humiliātiō, from humiliāre (“to humiliate”); see humiliate. Equivalent to humiliate + -ion. ## AI Etymology Humiliation comes from Middle French humiliation, from Late Latin humiliātiō, from humiliāre (“to humiliate”); see humiliate. Equivalent to humiliate + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “The feeling of being ashamed or foolish, especially in front of others” and “An event or act that makes someone feel ashamed or loses them respect”. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown