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
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
The woman, 56, described what came next as a terrifying and humiliating few months.
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Claire Galofaro,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Newsweek Editors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
This shift in tone might put off viewers looking forward to another eight episodes of Val humiliating herself.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
17 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The existence of an understanding, with humiliating terms for America, is a heap of symbolic and emotional capital that no Iranian regime has enjoyed since the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
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Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
The woman, 56, described what came next as a terrifying and humiliating few months.
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Claire Galofaro,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Verb
These clips often use humor and pop‑culture aesthetics—even LEGO‑style animations—to show Iran’s late supreme leader outsmarting and humiliating his American adversaries.
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Newsweek Editors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
This shift in tone might put off viewers looking forward to another eight episodes of Val humiliating herself.
—
Judy Berman,
Time,
17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humiliating
Adjective
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Some women who filed lawsuits against Ortega reported they had been confused about whether demeaning or uncomfortable actions the doctor engaged in during exams was within the bounds of necessary medical behavior.
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Some of the women interviewed for the article claimed that Platner could be demeaning to women and, in at least one case, even physically threatening.
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Defense attorney Tom Mesereau was an expert at discrediting witnesses, subjects told the filmmakers, but certain key witnesses, like Janet Arvizo, struggled to connect with the jury on their own.
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If the Knicks had that happen to them, everyone would be discrediting them.
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No one should be subject to listening to the most degrading and profane words that now seem popular with some people.
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According to the company, the electronic attack variant is intended to provide non-kinetic effects on the battlefield by disrupting and degrading enemy sensors and reconnaissance networks.
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The moms aren’t embarrassing their kids.
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Several other policy changes led to blowback from the public and Starmer was forced to make a series of embarrassing U-turns that provided political capital for opponents and fed beliefs that the prime minister didn’t stand for much.
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Being on an island starving is very humbling.
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Those listeners are the ones who are our backbone, which is very humbling.
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Liberals, who unfortunately make up the vast majority of sports media, will celebrate athletes endorsing/hanging out with Democrat politicians, while shaming those like Dart that dare to be conservative and Trump supporters.
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Sometimes there can be a lot of shaming in religious settings.
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Iran got the United States to sign a document that even Americans described as degrading, mortifying, a total capitulation.
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The second, a 2-1 home defeat, was mortifying.
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Why are adults so comfortable publicly disgracing Black teenage girls going to their prom and being cruel toward strangers who are sometimes half their age?
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The plotting becomes needlessly complicated at times, such as with Jack becoming a local hero after foiling a burglary, and later disgracing himself with a drunken tirade at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, which leads to him being arrested and put on trial.
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“Humiliating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humiliating. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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