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

Examples of humiliating in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Most people know the experience of lying awake at night while their mind compulsively replays their old mistakes, awkward conversations or humiliating moments. —Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026

Saturday’s 6-0 defeat to the Timbers in Portland was arguably the team’s most humiliating performance of the season, next to recent losses by scorelines of 5-0, 4-1, 3-1 (twice), and 3-0. —Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026

That is what his coach, Mike Brown, said before Game 4 of the Knicks’ humiliating sweep of the 76ers. —Tony Jones, New York Times, 10 May 2026

Meanwhile, Messi and his teammates gave up four goals in a row after leading 3-0 in a humiliating 4-3 home loss to archrival Orlando City last weekend. —Michelle Kaufman may 8, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for humiliating

• abdicating
• abrogating
• activating
• actuating
• advocating
• aggravating
• aggregating
• agitating
• allocating
• alternating
• animating
• annotating