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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Rachel McFadden, The Conversation, 24 July 2024
But Chris is also a typical kid trying to figure things out in real time, as friendships change and humiliating social encounters reverberate and impromptu fibs turn into pathological chains of lies.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2024
This would be the final humiliating act of segregation and exclusion that Kennedy experienced.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
Still, even the loss of SpaceX’s executive operations to Texas would be a blow to Los Angeles and the Golden State, which have suffered a humiliating series of corporate defections over the last few decades.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
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Our clinic patients have also reported experiencing humiliating treatment by staff at methadone clinics because of their wounds.
—Rachel McFadden, The Conversation, 24 July 2024
But Chris is also a typical kid trying to figure things out in real time, as friendships change and humiliating social encounters reverberate and impromptu fibs turn into pathological chains of lies.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2024
This would be the final humiliating act of segregation and exclusion that Kennedy experienced.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
Still, even the loss of SpaceX’s executive operations to Texas would be a blow to Los Angeles and the Golden State, which have suffered a humiliating series of corporate defections over the last few decades.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
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“Humiliating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humiliating. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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