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 incursion was a humiliating blow to the Kremlin — the first time the country’s territory was occupied by an invader since World War II. —Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025

Fortunately, the comedic characters liven things up, especially Josh Carpenter’s performance as Malvolio, steward to Olivia and the brunt of a humiliating prank. —Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025

Both said pushing back provoked his ire and that Combs sometimes threatened to release humiliating footage from freak-offs. —Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025

One team is coming off a second straight Stanley Cup championship celebration while the other tries to move on from being swept from the first round of the playoffs by a humiliating 122 combined points. —Miami Herald, 3 July 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