Synonyms of humiliation

humiliation

noun

as in abasement

Related Words

• abasement
• debasement
• dismissal
• firing
• layoff
• sacking
• demotion
• downgrade
• reduction
• disrating
• bump

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of humiliation

But desperation has a way of making humiliation seem acceptable. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026

The same musical inflection that voices humiliation in Waller’s song becomes an expression of delighted discovery in the Gershwins’. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

In a May 2023 Instagram post, Allen apologized to Gale for having an affair and acknowledged that his choices brought shame and humiliation to his family. — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

But duration turns the screw—prolonged humiliation or a slow unfolding toward future self-recrimination. — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

But whatever Schadenfreude Lamb might be feeling about his rival’s humiliation is checked by concern over how much her operation has compromised his agents, past and present. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

This anecdote is delivered in song, which somehow makes the humiliation worse — and more savagely humorous. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

There is humiliation here, claustrophobia, physical vulnerability and an intimacy that occasionally brushes against the erotic. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Beyond the ugly-duckling implications and the patent objectification and humiliation of women, the show’s portrayal of plastic surgery itself struck me as dark and sort of sickening. — Jolene Edgar, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026