humiliation

B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

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... mortification chagrin

2 noun · an event or act that makes... abasement

More dishonor embarrassment shame

Opposites

exaltation honor

Word family

Forms humiliations

Derived forms posthumiliationprehumiliation

Related forms humble humiliate humiliating humility

Etymology

From Middle French humiliation, from Late Latin humiliātiō, from humiliāre (“to humiliate”); see humiliate. Equivalent to humiliate + -ion.

humiliation Middle French humiliātiō la-lat

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings

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# 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
- Emotions & Feelings

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