'Humiliating' definitions:
Definition of 'humiliating'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game" [syn: demeaning, humbling, humiliating, mortifying]
Definition of 'Humiliating'
From: GCIDE
- Humiliate \Hu*mil"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humiliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Humiliating.] [L. humiliatus, p. p. of humiliare. See Humble.] To reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes, or in the eyes of others; to cause a loss of pride or dignity; to humble; to mortify. [1913 Webster]
- We stand humiliated rather than encouraged. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'humiliating'
From: GCIDE
- humiliating \humiliating\ adj. causing humiliation. [Narrower terms: {undignified (vs. dignified)}]
- Syn: demeaning, humbling, mortifying. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'humiliating'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abusive,
- atrocious,
- awkward,
- backhand,
- backhanded,
- beneath one,
- calumnious,
- chastening,
- cheap,
- contumelious,
- crushing,
- debasing,
- degrading,
- demeaning,
- deplorable,
- disconcerting,
- disgraceful,
- disturbing,
- embarrassing,
- gutter,
- humbling,
- humiliative,
- infra dig,
- infra indignitatem,
- insolent,
- insulting,
- left-handed,
- mortifying,
- offensive,
- opprobrious,
- outrageous,
- pitiful,
- sad,
- scandalous,
- scurrile,
- scurrilous,
- shameful,
- shocking,
- sorry,
- too bad,
- unbecoming,
- unspeakable,
- unworthy of one