humiliating
adjective
hu·mil·i·at·ing
| \ hyü-ˈmi-lē-ˌā-tiŋ
, yü-\
, yü-\
Definition of humiliating
: extremely destructive to one's self-respect or dignity : humbling
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As if that wasn't humiliating enough for the Steelers, the Patriots signed their former malcontent and seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Antonio Brown following his release by the Oakland Raiders. — Ben Morse, CNN, "NFL week one: Death, taxes ... and the New England Patriots unfurling a NFL championship banner," 9 Sep. 2019 Those in favor of Brexit assailed the deal as a humiliating affront on British sovereignty. — Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, "For Europe, the Threat of a No-Deal Brexit Comes at a Bad Time," 2 Sep. 2019 This is a humiliating system deliberately imposed by the Myanmar government to dehumanize and drive people to despair — as much part of the ongoing genocide against Rohingya as the military’s brutal violence. — Tun Khin, Time, "It's Been Two Years Since 730,000 Rohingya Were Forced to Flee. There's No End in Sight to the Crisis," 25 Aug. 2019 Also, avoiding the humiliating disappointment of failure. — Rachel Sugar, Vox, "In a chaotic world, escape rooms make sense.," 7 Aug. 2019 Facebook is a contemporary version of a phenomenon as old as time: the humiliating act of public punishment. — Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz, "There’s a global movement of Facebook vigilantes who hunt pedophiles," 24 July 2019 Cathy-Marie Hamlet posted about the incident on her Facebook, detailing how the joyous occasion quickly turned into a humiliating one. — Breanna Edwards, Essence, "Black Couple's Marriage Proposal Interrupted Multiple Times By Security Guards Accusing Them Of Theft," 23 July 2019 His efforts to turn around that ailing company led to his humiliating decline. — The Economist, "Thomas Middelhoff reflects on failure in German business," 22 Aug. 2019 This humiliating retreat demonstrated that Trump, despite his popularity with Republican voters, wasn’t strong enough, or determined enough, to break the N.R.A.’s veto over gun policy. — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, "Some Reasons to Be Skeptical About Trump’s Embrace of Gun Control," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'humiliating.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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