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
There’s always a moment in which somebody humiliates the villain and now all the love in him is gone.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
France had been humiliated in 1871 by Prussia in a foolish war of its own making, and Dreyfus, accused of passing military secrets to the Germans, was a convenient scapegoat in a time of national malaise.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Leno later said he felt humiliated by Kimmel’s jibe.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Clearly, the Nazis also wanted to humiliate the musicians in their use of music as a further tool of violent assault.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
France had been humiliated in 1871 by Prussia in a foolish war of its own making, and Dreyfus, accused of passing military secrets to the Germans, was a convenient scapegoat in a time of national malaise.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Leno later said he felt humiliated by Kimmel’s jibe.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Clearly, the Nazis also wanted to humiliate the musicians in their use of music as a further tool of violent assault.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humiliate
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Khan and his lawyers have contended that Netanyahu and his allies are exploiting a vulnerable woman in order to discredit the case against the Israeli leaders.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Felt, in classic Hoover fashion, then leaked information to discredit Gray, hoping to replace him.—
Douglas M. Charles,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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The minor student created memes and posted them on the Instagram account to embarrass and make fun of the students.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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That behavior is embarrassing anywhere, and goes against all of golf etiquette.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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But warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels, disease and human activity, such as pollution, have severely degraded Florida's reefs, according to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The team’s goal is to track and predict how asphalt roads degrade.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Humiliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humiliate. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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