as in demeaning
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as in discrediting
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
the reigning tennis champ was humiliated on the court by a newcomer who defeated him in straight sets
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Recent Examples of humiliating
Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
The Franco-Prussian war was a humiliating, demoralizing affair for the French, ending the nation’s power over continental Europe.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Soon Mike is humiliating, even disfiguring, himself on a social media site called Dum Dummies just to pay the monthly fee.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
But the humiliating gaffes of Signalgate are only one measure of the Donald Trump team’s recklessness.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
In the final days of the Paris Commune of 1871, a radical experiment in self-governance and insurrection that started after the nation’s humiliating military loss to Prussia, the Communards realized that their cause had gone up in flames.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
The Franco-Prussian war was a humiliating, demoralizing affair for the French, ending the nation’s power over continental Europe.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Soon Mike is humiliating, even disfiguring, himself on a social media site called Dum Dummies just to pay the monthly fee.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
But the humiliating gaffes of Signalgate are only one measure of the Donald Trump team’s recklessness.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humiliating
Adjective
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The woman, along with her legal team, painted a picture of a violent man whose abusive cycles included demeaning text messages, physical harm, and threats.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
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Luck and the university fired coach Troy Taylor last week after ESPN reported that he was twice investigated for his demeaning treatment of staffers — particularly women.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Poor data quality can provide wrong models and alerts, discrediting predictive monitoring.—
Hrushikesh Deshmukh,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Johnson released new guidelines for reporting gifts Wednesday after discrediting the investigation.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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McCurdy’s body, never claimed by a relative, ends up in an increasingly degrading series of increasingly odd entertainments.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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The draconian rules imposed upon women and girls in Afghanistan are strictly enforced with those objecting being threatened, beaten, detained and subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment in detention.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Travel shaming is on the rise, fueled by concerns about climate change and post-pandemic travel attitudes.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA TODAY,
27 Dec. 2024
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Frazier, the woman with the Dubai video, said at first that the shaming comments upset her.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA TODAY,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Humiliating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humiliating. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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