humiliating

adjective

hu·​mil·​i·​at·​ing hyü-ˈmi-lē-ˌā-tiŋ How to pronounce humiliating (audio)
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: extremely destructive to one's self-respect or dignity : humbling
humiliatingly adverb

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The Cubs’ dismissal of Ross, coinciding with their signing of Craig Counsell to a record five-year, $40 million contract, was a shocking, humiliating turn for the club’s former backup catcher, who was carried off the field by his teammates after the Cubs won the 2016 World Series. Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 This Powers’ true identity is not an NFL veteran but Russ Holliday, a former college athlete whose career ended in humiliating fashion on the national stage. Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025 After slipping downstairs and getting poisoned, among other humiliating acts, Carr ends up in a body cast and in a puddle of his own waste with his arm immobilized in a persistent sieg heil. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025 One play from Week 3 that was particularly humiliating for the Cowboys was the flea flicker that led to Williams' 65-yard pass to Luther Burden III that put them down 13-3 and seemed to set the tone for the day. Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for humiliating

Word History

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of humiliating was in 1757

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“Humiliating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humiliating. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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