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humiliating

adjective

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

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The variations were arbitrary and humiliating. Ron Stodghill, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025 Coming off their fourth-straight playoff loss in increasingly humiliating fashion, the Phillies know their current roster likely isn't championship viable. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 The humiliating U-turn comes with women’s sport more popular than ever in the UK, which makes the decision to launch the TikTok channel more bewildering. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025 Never has such a great band gone out with such a humiliating disaster. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for humiliating

Word History

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 4 Dec. 2025.

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