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

Phased out in the late 1960s, the second in line to the throne will be spared this particular humiliation. — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Is there any other setting better designed to experience a flash of public humiliation? — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

The lawsuit alleges that the Null brothers were deprived of their right to bear arms, had their Fourth Amendment rights violated, and suffered humiliation, lost wages and reputational harm. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

And Harvey faces his overbearing father’s disappointment most glaringly with the public humiliation of an emotional breakdown while taking part in an amateur wrestling match the bodybuilder entered to prove his physical strength. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Lance Oppenheim’s new film, Primetime, returns to Chris Hansen and To Catch a Predator, a television format that made public humiliation feel like a public service. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

The purchase of a simple birthday cake for their son can become an existential dilemma — not because of the price but because of other forms of humiliation that lie in wait around the act. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026

Along the way, the audience can expect tons of humiliation, terrible second prizes, and the guarantee that Robertson will turn at least one poor soul's wrong turn into several minutes of unhinged public destruction. — Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

There is a feeling of humiliation that stings long after an event has passed. — Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026