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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as in demeaning
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Recent Examples of humiliating
New Atlas, 1 July 2025
In her first Grand Slam final, the 2017 US Open, Keys lost in humiliating fashion to friend and fellow American Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-0.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Read: The price of humiliating Nicolás Maduro Now Machado appears to be trying to reconcile both sides.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 20 June 2025
There’s a lot in there that could have been very humiliating—for myself, too.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
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Verb
Taking a U-turn in city traffic is frustrating and mildly humiliating.
—New Atlas, 1 July 2025
In her first Grand Slam final, the 2017 US Open, Keys lost in humiliating fashion to friend and fellow American Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-0.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Read: The price of humiliating Nicolás Maduro Now Machado appears to be trying to reconcile both sides.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 20 June 2025
There’s a lot in there that could have been very humiliating—for myself, too.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humiliating
Verb
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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
Adjective
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Trump tried to claim that media reports about his administration’s early conclusions were somehow demeaning attacks on the performance of our military.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Loss of community trust Trans and nonbinary people have often been studied under opportunistic and demeaning circumstances.—
Paz Galupo,
The Conversation,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Remember, too, that placing the plastic ID tags that come with your plant near its base isn’t a great solution; they get lost and break easily, and the degrading plastic isn’t good for the health of your soil.—
Mike Irvine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2025
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Utilities can ask similar questions about households with pool pumps or those that show signs of inefficient or degrading appliances.—
Abhay Gupta,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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And make no mistake, travel shaming in the age of the internet is fun – at least for those doing the shaming.—
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 19 Jul. 2025.
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