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Recent Examples of humiliation
The regime’s hardliners have repeatedly warned that giving up on uranium enrichment would amount to national humiliation.
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Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
What begins as public humiliation quickly spirals into a criminal investigation when Osher goes missing – and the building’s families become prime suspects.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
The film gathers small details — a slight here, an offhand accusation there, a minor humiliation there — that collectively become overwhelming.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
The humiliation of wartime defeat could be forgotten in that delicious moment of victory on the soccer field.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
His association with Epstein became worldwide news following his botched BBC Newsnight interview in 2019 with Emily Maitlis, which was a total humiliation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
Everyone who was stopped there experienced every sort of humiliation, pain, and degradation.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
In his broader teaching on nonviolence, King emphasized that peace requires mutual recognition, not humiliation.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
And humiliation masquerades as justice.
—Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
What begins as public humiliation quickly spirals into a criminal investigation when Osher goes missing – and the building’s families become prime suspects.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
The film gathers small details — a slight here, an offhand accusation there, a minor humiliation there — that collectively become overwhelming.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
The humiliation of wartime defeat could be forgotten in that delicious moment of victory on the soccer field.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
His association with Epstein became worldwide news following his botched BBC Newsnight interview in 2019 with Emily Maitlis, which was a total humiliation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
Everyone who was stopped there experienced every sort of humiliation, pain, and degradation.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
In his broader teaching on nonviolence, King emphasized that peace requires mutual recognition, not humiliation.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
And humiliation masquerades as justice.
—Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 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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Over and over, Colin takes stock of his own debasement.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Bitcoin has failed to respond to typical drivers like dollar weakness or geopolitical risk, unlike gold and silver which rallied to records as global tensions fueled fears about dollar debasement.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But the dismissal of the 27-year-old defender was still one of the most controversial moments of a highly entertaining set of play-off games.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Falcons did not provide a reason for Lewis' dismissal in their brief statement.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Humiliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humiliation. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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