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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Even those closest to Hitler were generally tempted into evil by an overriding desire to make Germany great again after the humiliating defeat of World War I and to take advantage of the opportunities created by the Third Reich itself.
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Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
In his sermon the next day, the pastor at First Baptist Church in Waco used the game to reflect on Baylor’s place in American culture and urged his congregants to not lose faith in the team after the humiliating defeat to the large Catholic school.
—Hunter M. Hampton / Made By History, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Several videos circulating on social media purport to show armed militants — allegedly affiliated with HTS or the security forces of the new government— beating, cursing and humiliating Alawite men while arresting them, or otherwise making threats toward Alawites.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
After a humiliating loss to Bournemouth at Old Trafford last weekend, the Red Devils travel to face Wolverhampton Wanderers on Boxing Day, desperate to restore some pride and start climbing the Premier League table.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
In his sermon the next day, the pastor at First Baptist Church in Waco used the game to reflect on Baylor’s place in American culture and urged his congregants to not lose faith in the team after the humiliating defeat to the large Catholic school.
—Hunter M. Hampton / Made By History, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Several videos circulating on social media purport to show armed militants — allegedly affiliated with HTS or the security forces of the new government— beating, cursing and humiliating Alawite men while arresting them, or otherwise making threats toward Alawites.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
After a humiliating loss to Bournemouth at Old Trafford last weekend, the Red Devils travel to face Wolverhampton Wanderers on Boxing Day, desperate to restore some pride and start climbing the Premier League table.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Humiliating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humiliating. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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