humiliate
verb
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Synonyms
abase, chasten, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, foul, humble, lower, shame, sink, smirch, take down
Antonyms
aggrandize, canonize, deify, elevate, exalt
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Tanya Jones, the target of the clown’s insults, told a local television station at the time that she was humiliated. — Jason Nark, New York Times, "The Last of the Dunk Tank Clowns," 7 Sep. 2019 Officer Ivelisse Severance filed a hostile work environment complaint with the city, saying she was humiliated in front of people attending the event, the investigation found. — Jerry Fallstrom, orlandosentinel.com, "Veteran Mount Dora lawman Robert Bell promoted to police chief," 28 Aug. 2019 So, the neighbors are just looking through the windows and I’m just humiliated. — Breanna Edwards, Essence, "North Carolina Black Man Cuffed In His Own Home After False Burglar Alarm," 26 Aug. 2019 HuffPost interviewed 30 Muslim women for this story and found that while not everyone had a bad experience, most reported being confronted, abused, humiliated, and judged. — Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, "Business Needs a New Perspective: raceAhead," 26 Aug. 2019 The Chancellor and his staff insulted, berated, humiliated, and isolated my clients, among other things. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "UCSD chancellor sued for allegedly discriminating against female executive," 7 June 2019 Positioning the United States behind the rest, Trump portrayed America as a humiliated, subjugated dupe—and gave a new, more dynamic rationale to a stale neocon agenda. — The New York Review of Books, "Stephen Wertheim," 2 Jan. 2019 Cagnina and Peterson claimed they were repeatedly humiliated and belittled in front of their colleagues at several Hooters locations in California, including Costa Mesa, downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood. — Daily Pilot, "Biz News: Man who sued Hooters alleging sexual harassment reaches settlement," 13 Aug. 2019 Khamenei had already slammed that door in the face of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who made a good-faith effort to mediate talks between the U.S. and Iran, only to be humiliated by the Supreme Leader. — Bobby Ghosh, The Denver Post, "Commentary: Trump’s Iran sanctions are the sane alternative to military action," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'humiliate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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