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Recent Examples of humiliation
As a pattern of intimidation, isolation, humiliation and controlling behavior, coercive control can be as damaging as physical abuse.
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Oona Metz, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
From there, the abject humiliation of Saturday night’s 123-99 loss to the league-worst Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, when Spoelstra questioned his team’s readiness.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Instead, the playoffs offered more of the same humiliation and ended their season on a five-game losing streak.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
And then there is the humiliation that the regime was met with over twelve days of war with Israel last year.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
As the happenings at Hill House begin to erode her sanity, the fabrication of her independent life also collapses, intensifying her humiliation.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
George Washington understood that humiliation intimately.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
Nope In national-news humiliation, a Meridian middle school teacher inadvertently triggered a firestorm by refusing to remove two signs that had been in her classroom for four years.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Not just the famous humiliation of Trump at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
—Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
Oona Metz, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
From there, the abject humiliation of Saturday night’s 123-99 loss to the league-worst Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, when Spoelstra questioned his team’s readiness.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Instead, the playoffs offered more of the same humiliation and ended their season on a five-game losing streak.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
And then there is the humiliation that the regime was met with over twelve days of war with Israel last year.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
As the happenings at Hill House begin to erode her sanity, the fabrication of her independent life also collapses, intensifying her humiliation.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
George Washington understood that humiliation intimately.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
Nope In national-news humiliation, a Meridian middle school teacher inadvertently triggered a firestorm by refusing to remove two signs that had been in her classroom for four years.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Not just the famous humiliation of Trump at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
—Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humiliation
Noun
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Your historical victory is your reward for your historical abasement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In that corner of the market, the debasement trade endured — less as a sweeping judgment on fiat, more as a focused bet on rates, policy and protection.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
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Investor demand has also been underpinned by debasement trade, as concerns over swelling debt loads drive a retreat from sovereign bonds and the currencies they are issued in.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Four Democratic-Farm-Labor Party lawmakers who chair state Senate education committees cited Minneapolis Public Schools canceling classes and extracurricular activities last week after federal agents reportedly clashed with students and staff during Roosevelt High School’s dismissal on Wednesday.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors noted that after receiving the money, the defendants filed loan forgiveness applications containing further inaccuracies, which led to the dismissal of some debt.—
Chase Jordan
January 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Humiliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humiliation. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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