'Humiliation' definitions:
Definition of 'humiliation'
(from WordNet)
noun
State of disgrace or loss of self-respect
noun
Strong feelings of embarrassment [syn: chagrin, humiliation, mortification]
noun
An instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" [syn: humiliation, mortification]
noun
Depriving one of self-esteem [syn: humiliation, abasement]
Definition of 'Humiliation'
From: GCIDE
- Humiliation \Hu*mil`i*a"tion\, n. [L. humiliatio: cf. F. humiliation.]
- 1. The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; mortification. --Bp. Hopkins. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The state of being humiliated, humbled, or reduced to lowliness or submission. [1913 Webster]
- The former was a humiliation of Deity; the latter a humiliation of manhood. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'humiliation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abasement,
- affront,
- aspersion,
- atrocity,
- awkwardness,
- belittlement,
- breaking,
- brickbat,
- burning shame,
- byword,
- byword of reproach,
- comedown,
- conquering,
- contempt,
- contumely,
- crushing,
- cut,
- cut direct,
- debasement,
- deflation,
- degradation,
- depreciation,
- derogation,
- descent,
- despite,
- detraction,
- dirty shame,
- disconcertedness,
- discredit,
- disgrace,
- dishonor,
- disparagement,
- disregard,
- domestication,
- dump,
- embarrassment,
- enormity,
- flout,
- flouting,
- gentling,
- gibe,
- hangdog look,
- humbled pride,
- humbling,
- ignominy,
- indignity,
- injury,
- insult,
- jeer,
- jeering,
- letdown,
- low-down dirty shame,
- mock,
- mockery,
- mortification,
- obloquy,
- offense,
- outrage,
- put-down,
- quelling,
- rebuff,
- reduction,
- reproach,
- repulse,
- scandal,
- scoff,
- scurrility,
- self-abasement,
- self-abnegation,
- self-diminishment,
- setdown,
- shame,
- shamefacedness,
- shamefastness,
- shaming,
- slight,
- sneer,
- sniff,
- snort,
- snub,
- spurn,
- spurning,
- subdual,
- suppression,
- taming,
- taunt,
- the cold shoulder,
- the go-by,
- treading down,
- uncomplimentary remark