humiliating

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adjective

hu·​mil·​i·​at·​ing hyü-ˈmi-lē-ˌā-tiŋ 

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: extremely destructive to one's self-respect or dignity : humbling

humiliatingly adverb

humiliating

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present participle of humiliate

Examples of humiliating in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Of course, there’s a difference between deliberately humiliating or excluding a child, and simply inviting your child’s actual friends to their birthday party. — Caroline Chirichella, Parents, 27 Aug. 2026

But if the big spending was a statement of intent, this was another humiliating blow. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

David Rubenstein had left the Carter White House and, finding life as a lobbyist humiliating, teamed up with Bill Conway, a former executive at telecom giant MCI, and Daniel D’Aniello, a dealmaker at Marriott, to launch a buyout firm. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Her healing journey involves dating a 20-something trans man (Theo Germaine) and confronting SNL alum Julia Sweeney, whose androgynous character Pat bears a humiliating resemblance to Abby. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1757, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for humiliating

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