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to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
the reigning tennis champ was humiliated on the court by a newcomer who defeated him in straight sets
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Recent Examples of humiliated
Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
She was humiliated when her oldest son was forced to testify in a divorce case.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Writers often create situations in which characters of yours are humiliated.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Turner wrote that her abusive husband and creative partner, Ike Turner, humiliated Tina by forcing her to eat an entire cake in public.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Dec. 2025
His status as an orphan, a tea boy, both made his presence possible and humiliated him, for his presence could not be misconstrued, must be exceptional.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
Then Ron strides across the stage and sits down on an office chair that collapses into pieces underneath, leaving him sprawled on his back, dazed, and humiliated before his bosses and subordinates.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
After users online and public figures rushed to show solidarity to Miss Mexico, who many felt had been publicly humiliated, the Thai executive came out to apologize.
—Paula Soria, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
There was this huge peak between 2000 and about 2018 where there was a decentralized anti-Fascist movement that’s responsible for Richard Spencer going home, for Matthew Heimbach being humiliated.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
She had never been arrested before and felt humiliated when her mugshot was plastered all over the news after her arrest.
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Adjective
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Watching the comments together, Sadie initially felt embarrassed by the caption noting she’s never made a basket.—
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The ugly Team defense is a misnomer The following statistic should leave the Ducks thoroughly embarrassed.—
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The admission of the Afrikaners was based on claims, which have been discredited, that white South African farmers were being killed in large numbers.—
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Original studies suggesting a link were flawed and have been discredited.—
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Despite these successes at work, Ron scans as a discomfited and undistinguished middle manager.—
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Thomas Jefferson was likewise discomfited by the revolutionary possibility of female citizenship.—
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Financial pressure was central to the alleged control, Dan said, with members shamed for failing to give.—
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And Henrietta Caillaux was indeed shamed.—
Adjective
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But this year’s bash is looking a little more abashed.—
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Delphine Hicks—Caroline had waited for her beside the church steps one First Sunday (big meeting day) and had thrown her to the ground and robbed the abashed vampire of her underthings.—
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But against a Philadelphia Eagles team that humbled the Rams earlier in the season, the defense gave up too many explosives and the offense couldn’t convert a fourth down in the red zone with 26 seconds to play in a six-point loss.—
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Both left office humbled, burdened with lousy poll numbers and facing a well of deep voter discontent.—
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The rapper pleaded not guilty after he was accused of charging at Los Angeles police officers while roaming the streets of Studio City in his underwear and a pair of cowboy boots in a disconcerted state.—
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The Boston City Council will start off the new year with a new president and a fresh face to replace disgraced former Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson.—
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In October, King Charles, 77, took the unprecedented step of stripping Andrew's princely style, titles and honors amid a resurgence of interest in Andrew's links to the late, disgraced Epstein.—
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“Humiliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humiliated. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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