humiliating
adjective
hu·mil·i·at·ing
hyü-ˈmi-lē-ˌā-tiŋ 
yü-
: extremely destructive to one's self-respect or dignity : humbling
humiliatingly
adverb
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And how did most people react to this horrific, humiliating, unanticipated, life-changing sequence of events for at least three people, not to mention their colleagues and their families?
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Being a twenty-eight-year-old agent’s assistant was already humiliating enough.
—Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
And why the transcendent glory of America’s favorite frosty dessert is somehow celebrated in a single day is indeed a humiliating national scandal.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
The experience was shameful, humiliating and threatened her career at NASA, her lawsuit states.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Being a twenty-eight-year-old agent’s assistant was already humiliating enough.
—Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
And why the transcendent glory of America’s favorite frosty dessert is somehow celebrated in a single day is indeed a humiliating national scandal.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
The experience was shameful, humiliating and threatened her career at NASA, her lawsuit states.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for humiliating
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“Humiliating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humiliating. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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