humiliation

[ hyoo-mil-ee-ey-shuhnor, often, yoo- ]

noun

1. an act or instance of humiliating humiliating or being humiliated.
2. the state or feeling of being humiliated; mortification.

   Synonyms: dishonor, degradation

Other Words From

• rehu·mili·ation noun
• self-hu·mili·ation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of humiliation¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin humiliātiōn- (stem of humiliātiō ). See humiliate, -ion

Synonym Study

See shame.

Related Words

• confusion
• degradation
• disgrace
• ignominy
• indignity
• shame