Synonyms for humiliating
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : hyoo-mil-ee-ey-ting or, often, yoo- |
| Phonetic Transcription : hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪ tɪŋ or, often, yu- |
Définition of humiliating
Origin :- 1530s, perhaps a back-formation from humiliation. Related: Humiliated; humiliating; humiliatingly.
- adj mortifying
- This sentence was as humiliating and mortifying as anything that could be put upon him.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- This humiliating order was obeyed, and all hands of us were called aft.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Will you never be convinced that, that; but why make this humiliating confession?
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- Flight was humiliating and dreadful, but to remain in England was impracticable.
- Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
- I was fronted by a fact, humiliating or not—a fact which I could not deny.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- And this humiliating duty was all that her own way had brought her.
- Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- It was a humiliating surprise for the two policemen: they felt fooled.
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- Give the man to me, and I will show you how to escape from this humiliating situation.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- Glory found them wearisome, depressing, and often humiliating.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- It would be humiliating to send for me if you treat me like an enemy.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
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