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
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There are weird, humiliating games, bawdy speeches, bursts of boozy laughter, and a punitive spirit of newlywed hazing.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
With 55 minutes played against Manchester City in the penultimate round of the Champions League’s new league phase, PSG were trailing 2-0 and a humiliating early exit loomed large.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Last November, Hezbollah was forced to agree to a humiliating cease-fire, and although the Israeli air force continues to strike the group’s targets in southern Lebanon (and, last week, in Beirut), the battered organization has yet to respond.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2025
Instead, the Wizards handed the Kings a humiliating 116-111 loss that will loom large during a summer of change if Sacramento fails to make the play-in tournament.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
With 55 minutes played against Manchester City in the penultimate round of the Champions League’s new league phase, PSG were trailing 2-0 and a humiliating early exit loomed large.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Last November, Hezbollah was forced to agree to a humiliating cease-fire, and although the Israeli air force continues to strike the group’s targets in southern Lebanon (and, last week, in Beirut), the battered organization has yet to respond.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2025
Instead, the Wizards handed the Kings a humiliating 116-111 loss that will loom large during a summer of change if Sacramento fails to make the play-in tournament.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Humiliating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humiliating. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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