humiliatingly
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6.7
- adverb
- /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪtɪŋli/
- Offensive
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de forma humillante
- Finally, because of Scott Randall's arrogance and grandstanding, Braun herself had just been squeezed and humiliatingly dressed down by the mayor.
Examples
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She wants so badly to be left alone; she knows that she looks like hell, that she's humiliatingly at their mercy.
Fiction book (1996) -
The athlete lost the match humiliatingly, unable to score a single point against his opponent.
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The grave site appeared to me humiliatingly small.
Fiction book (2001) -
Thus, the Romans bitterly and humiliatingly agreed to Digurtha's terms.
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A few weeks later, the boycotting countries staged the 1984 Friendship Games in Moscow, and the following results were humiliatingly noteworthy.
Blog text (5) -
This was completed with the over-centralization of the Soviet system, which made the provinces highly—and humiliatingly—dependent on the center.
Academic text (1999) -
She failed the exam humiliatingly, only to realize she hadn't studied at all.
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After tripping on stage, he felt humiliatingly embarrassed in front of the crowd.
Synonyms
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3.5
In a way that makes you feel embarrassed
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3.4
In a way that makes people feel guilty or embarrassed
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6.1
In a way that makes people look down on a person for being weak
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4.6
In a way that makes people feel ashamed
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5.9
In a rude way that tries to hurt someone's feelings
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9.9
In a way that causes public shame or loss of respect
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8.0
Causing strong embarrassment or shame
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8.0
In a way that makes people feel ashamed
In a way that makes someone feel small and ashamed
In a way that makes people feel embarrassed or uncomfortable
Antonyms
How Humiliating
Surface Forms
Morphology
humiliatingly = humiliating (transparent) = humiliate + ing + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'humiliating'; the meaning 'in a humiliating way' is directly predictable.
Etymology
Humiliatingly comes from the Latin word humilis, meaning 'low', and it is the same root as the everyday word humble. So to do something humiliatingly is to make someone feel 'low' or ashamed, which is why it means 'in a way that causes shame'..