NOUN | state | humiliation | state of disgrace or loss of self-respect |
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feeling | humiliation, chagrin, mortification | strong feelings of embarrassment | |
event | humiliation, mortification | an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect | |
act | humiliation, abasement | depriving one of self-esteem |
Sounds | hhyuwmih.liyey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | state of disgrace or loss of self-respect. | |
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Narrower | abasement, degradation, abjection | A low or downcast state |
Broader | shame, disgrace, ignominy | A state of dishonor |
Spanish | humillación | |
Catalan | humiliació | |
Verbs | humiliate | cause to feel shame |
Meaning | Strong feelings of embarrassment. | |
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Synonyms | chagrin, mortification | |
Broader | embarrassment | The shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public |
Spanish | desazón, disgusto, humillación, mortificación, zaherimiento | |
Catalan | disgust, humiliació, pena | |
Verbs | humiliate | cause to feel shame |
Meaning | An instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect. | |
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Example | "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" | |
Synonym | mortification | |
Broader | case, instance, example | An occurrence of something |
Verbs | humiliate | cause to feel shame |
Meaning | depriving one of self-esteem. | |
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Synonym | abasement | |
Narrower | comedown | decline to a lower status or level |
Broader | degradation, debasement | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
Spanish | degradación, humillación | |
Catalan | humiliació | |
Verbs | humiliate | cause to feel shame |
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