humiliating

adjective

hu·​mil·​i·​at·​ing hyü-ˈmi-lē-ˌā-tiŋ 

yü-

: extremely destructive to one's self-respect or dignity : humbling

humiliatingly adverb

Examples of humiliating in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The roster will likely be thin until the summer, but the best coach in MLS will scheme his way to a lot of wins. Between the lines: That scheme was the true star Saturday night, forcing Chicago into three humiliating errors that led directly to Crew goals. —Andrew King, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025

In response, Israel has delayed the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, demanding an end to the humiliating parades. —The Editors, National Review, 24 Feb. 2025

The outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s SPD suffered a humiliating result, falling into third place to a historic low. —John Kampfner, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025

After all, if the U.S. ultimately leaves Syria first, that could make any eventual Russian withdrawal significantly less humiliating for Moscow. —Paul Iddon, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for humiliating

• accelerating
• accentuating
• accommodating
• accumulating
• adjudicating
• administrating
• affiliating
• agglutinating
• alienating
• alleviating
• amalgamating
• ameliorating