Humiliate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Humiliate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions

Verb

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

"He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

humiliate mortify chagrin humble abase

To injure the dignity and self-respect of.

See Also

humiliation humility jock ether humiliator humblebrag humiliates dignity

Related Terms

humiliation humility jock ether humiliator humblebrag humiliates dignity abase humiliateth soften someone's cough humiliating bring low pass under yoke unplume humble self respect embarrass humiliated happy slapping

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

hurt

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

crush take down

Rhyming Words

ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate

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