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

Voter turnout has plummeted to humiliating lows, and the regime’s pretense to popular mandate has withered. —Ali Vaez, Time, 15 Jan. 2026

With Hezbollah’s and Hamas’s leadership in disarray and Israeli jets maintaining a humiliating, virtually uncontested presence over Iranian airspace, the regime is strategically naked before its people—exposed by an empty treasury and an unprotected sky. —Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026

The losing streak brought the Avalanche’s point pace down from a heroic 141 to a humiliating 135. —Sean Gentille, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026

Braced by that humiliating rebuff, the Service wasted no time in getting serious and rallying around reform. —Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 8 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for humiliating

• accelerating
• accentuating
• accommodating
• accumulating
• adjudicating
• administrating
• affiliating
• agglutinating
• alienating
• alleviating
• amalgamating
• ameliorating