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humiliated

humiliated

1 3.7
Feeling ashamed and embarrassed because people laugh at you
  • adjective
  • /hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪtɪd/
  • Offensive
translation icon : humillado
  • After failing the exam in front of my classmates, I felt utterly humiliated and embarrassed.
  • feel so humiliated
  • feel humiliated

Powerlessness made me feel humiliated less than a human being.

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Examples

  • I was so angry and humiliated after you just walked out on me and yet somehow I mustered up all of the strength that I had left.

  • And Joanna is so humiliated all she can do is put her head in her hands.

  • And he feels deeply humiliated to be put in that position.

  • I'm feeling pretty humiliated to not have a better picture here.

  • I, I'm not going to lie, I feel very stupid and humiliated and bad.

  • And it was an experience that left me feeling humiliated and degraded as a person.

  • You guys, Father, I've never been more humiliated in all my life.

  • We are belittled and humiliated, all of us, in some way, to some degree.

  • I'm absolutely humiliated.

  • "I am," he wrote to his former professor at Amherst, Dale Peterson, "OK, though very humiliated and confused."

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Synonyms

ashamed
vshumiliated
504 1.0

Feeling embarrassed and guilty about something you did or failed to do

leans more toward a public loss of pride or dignity than private regret
embarrassed
vshumiliated
145 1.1

Feeling awkward, shy, or ashamed because of something you did

is deeper, involving loss of pride and often public disgrace
mortified
vshumiliated
10 4.9

Feeling very embarrassed and ashamed

can include public loss of dignity rather than only intense private embarrassment
humbled
vshumiliated
8 4.4

Feeling less proud because something shows your limits

often feels harsher, with greater shame or public loss of dignity
disgraced
vshumiliated
6 4.6

A person who has lost respect after doing something shameful

is more about personal shame and loss of dignity often without formal scandal
dishonored
vshumiliated
  • US
1 4.9

A person who has lost respect because of shameful behavior

focuses more on feeling ashamed and diminished rather than formal dishonor
abashed
vshumiliated
1 7.2

Feeling embarrassed and awkward after making a mistake or being corrected

is stronger, often causing lasting loss of dignity or pride
chagrined
vshumiliated
1 8.4

Feeling upset and embarrassed after failing or being corrected in front of others

tends to involve a clearer loss of pride or public disgrace
shamefaced
vshumiliated
1 6.5

Feeling or showing shame and embarrassment

is more about active loss of dignity or public embarrassment than shyness
shamed
vshumiliated
1 4.4

Feeling guilty and embarrassed after doing something wrong or being caught

adds a stronger public loss of pride or dignity beyond private shame
belittled
vshumiliated
5.6

Made to seem less important or less valued by other people

involves a personal loss of dignity often with public embarrassment

Antonyms

3.9

Feeling happy and proud because something made you feel better

How Humiliated

mortified
10 4.9
humiliated
  • Offensive
1 3.7
ashamed
504 1.0
embarrassed
145 1.1

Surface Forms

humiliated positive

Morphology

humiliated = humiliate (transparent) = humiliate + ed

The adjective is formed by the regular past-participle suffix '-ed' on the verb 'humiliate', so the meaning 'made to feel ashamed' is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Humiliated comes from the Latin root humilis, which means 'low' and is the same root as humble. So being humiliated is like being put 'on the ground' or made 'low' in front of others, which explains the feeling of shame and lost pride.