as in to discredit
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
the reigning tennis champ was humiliated on the court by a newcomer who defeated him in straight sets
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Recent Examples of humiliate
This revelation doesn't go over well with Slowik, who humiliates Tyler, leading to Tyler's suicide.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Someone might like to be humiliated but not negged.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 10 Jan. 2025
In the 2000s, the world watched as Spears was publicly humiliated after her breakup from Justin Timberlake, followed by a public mental health crisis in 2007, and then the beginnings of the conservatorship in 2008.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2024
The suit said the plaintiffs were humiliated and traumatized by the experience.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Someone might like to be humiliated but not negged.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 10 Jan. 2025
In the 2000s, the world watched as Spears was publicly humiliated after her breakup from Justin Timberlake, followed by a public mental health crisis in 2007, and then the beginnings of the conservatorship in 2008.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2024
The suit said the plaintiffs were humiliated and traumatized by the experience.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humiliate
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Lucy’s husband, Justin (Mark Coles Smith), is one of the journalists who trains his sights on Gibson as a safer target for frustration than his spouse, and out of a vain hope discrediting Gibson will persuade Lucy to resume chemotherapy.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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Privately, former officials who worked for Thao and other city officials have attempted to discredit Webb’s allegations, which have quietly raised eyebrows and skepticism around the town’s political circles for some time.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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The publication of The American Black Chamber on June 1, 1931, as well as three preceding articles in the Saturday Evening Post, embarrassed the Japanese.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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The 2013 incident embarrassed New Orleans, which wanted to show off how well the city had bounced back by hosting the big game for the first time since Hurricane Katrina.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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To strip her name from her and contort it into a term that is most often used to degrade artists who look like her is simply dehumanizing.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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Topaz Labs View 1 Images Topaz Labs, which makes powerful photo and video enhancement software, just showed off a new AI model that automatically enhances old footage, from your home video collection to archival content that may have degraded over time on traditional media.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Humiliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humiliate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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