self-humiliation

noun

self-hu·​mil·​i·​a·​tion ˌself-hyü-ˌmi-lē-ˈā-shən 

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plural self-humiliations

: the act or an instance of humiliating oneself or the state of being humiliated by oneself

feelings/acts of self-humiliation

the depths of self-humiliation

Running for elected office is often an exercise in self-humiliation.

—Philip Bump

… What is the butcher's bill for this bargain? So far, they've been willing to pay it in a series of escalating self-humiliations.

—Charles J. Sykes

Examples of self-humiliation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Authorities accused Gonzalez of grooming one of the girls to film herself engaging in self-harm and self-humiliation and sharing the images with others online. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-humiliation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration