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
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Ronaldo was out with his ankle injury as Madrid suffered a humiliating 4-1 aggregate defeat to third-tier Alcorcon in the Copa del Rey’s round of 32 in the November, a shock result which became known as ‘El Alcorconazo’.
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Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Natalie gets a job as a social media manager for the potato chip factory and Henry must suffer through the humiliating rituals of a new school.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
President Trump seriously considered firing national security adviser Mike Waltz over this week's humiliating Signal chat leak, but cooled down and talked himself out of it — partly to deny his critics the satisfaction, Trump insiders tell Axios.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 29 Mar. 2025
Johnson is a magnetic three-level scorer, and Morrow has been humiliating opposing bigs with more than five offensive rebounds per game.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Natalie gets a job as a social media manager for the potato chip factory and Henry must suffer through the humiliating rituals of a new school.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
President Trump seriously considered firing national security adviser Mike Waltz over this week's humiliating Signal chat leak, but cooled down and talked himself out of it — partly to deny his critics the satisfaction, Trump insiders tell Axios.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 29 Mar. 2025
Johnson is a magnetic three-level scorer, and Morrow has been humiliating opposing bigs with more than five offensive rebounds per game.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Humiliating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humiliating. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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