HUMILIATE Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

humiliate

verb

hyü-ˈmi-lē-ˌāt

Definition of humiliate

as in to discredit

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 humiliate Louisville, which got a meh return on USC transfer QB Miller Moss, lost three straight to Cal, Clemson and SMU before rebounding to humiliate rival Kentucky 41-0 and beat Toledo in its bowl game. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 22 July 2026 The Fijians were tough and clinical in a huge turnaround from last weekend when they were humiliated by England 73-8 in Liverpool. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 The campaign of strikes, mostly targeting oil refineries and other energy infrastructure, has humiliated the Kremlin, snarled the logistics of its military, and forced many millions of Russians to suffer through rampant shortages of fuel. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 Continue reading … INDY HEATS UP — Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA record as Fever humiliate defending champion Aces in Las Vegas. — FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for humiliate

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Those looking to discredit Fauci will surely make hay of these journal entries, which run from December 2019 to December 2022.

— Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
But questions about the former official’s notes may be intended to do more than shed light on the pandemic’s origins or discredit Fauci’s work.

— Helen Branswell, STAT, 28 July 2026

Definition of discredit

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The operation has brought a fuel crisis that is embarrassing the Kremlin more than four years after Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Russia seeks to subjugate Ukraine and embarrass Europe in its own backyard, while China seeks dominance in East Asia - but their approaches are quite different.

— Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of embarrass

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If one component degrades over time, the adjacent layers continue to block the movement of radioactive particles toward the surface.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
The suspects are alleged to have been connected to the spraying of chemicals across 10,180 hectares (about 25,200 acres) of native forest in the city of Uruara to degrade the vegetation before cutting down the trees.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

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