Complete Definition of "humiliation"

English

Pronunciation

Noun
en-noun

  1. The act of humiliate|humiliating or humble#Verb|humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
  2. The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.

#: ''Dane felt the humiliation of presenting his bare butt for spanking in kid bro's presence hurt more then dad's belt, but consoled himself at least he was spared the humiliation of having to ask or thank for his punishment.

Synonyms
dishonor
embarrassment
shame, shaming

Translations
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humiliation
Czech: ponížení n
Dutch: vernedering
French: humiliation f
German: Demütigung, Erniedrigung
Norwegian: ydmykelse
Swedish: förödmjukelse c (1,2)


French

Etymology
From humilier 'to humiliate', itself from L. humiliare, from humilis 'humble'

Noun
fr-noun|f

  1. humiliation, active or passive

#: Alors que l'humiliation d'une fessée cul-nu en présence du petit frère qu'il avait abusé blessait l'orgueil de Pascal pire que sa peau, assister à son humiliation réparait la fierté du petit
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While the humiliation of a bare-butt spanking in the presence of his pestered kid brother hurt Pascal's pride worse then his hide, witnessing his humiliation restored the kid's pride.

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