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
My neighbor invited me to dinner, then humiliated me in front of the other women
Miss Manners: Strangers keep telling me distressing stories.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
The Ravens, particularly bruising runner Derrick Henry, humiliated the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
Ann Dowd plays the manager who ends up humiliating an employee, played by Dreama Walker.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Hu himself was repeatedly brought to denunciation rallies, where Red Guards would inveigh against him and seek to humiliate him in public.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2025
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
The Ravens, particularly bruising runner Derrick Henry, humiliated the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
Ann Dowd plays the manager who ends up humiliating an employee, played by Dreama Walker.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Hu himself was repeatedly brought to denunciation rallies, where Red Guards would inveigh against him and seek to humiliate him in public.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for humiliate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humiliate
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Kennedy has already begun to discredit public health measures to counter bird flu.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2025
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Revoking security clearances of Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton, and former intelligence officials who signed a letter discrediting the Hunter Biden laptop story.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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Trump called on Budde and the church to apologize for embarrassing him by allowing Budde to deliver a rare rebuke to his face.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Funny Birthday Messages For Mom Happy birthday to the woman who gave me life – and plenty of embarrassing baby pictures!—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2025
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This action further degrades ISIS's ability to plot and conduct terrorist attacks threatening U.S. citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Throbbing and thumping bass frequencies, which are harder to tame than higher frequencies like splashy cymbals and twangy guitars, will typically degrade the audio quality in smaller rooms.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Humiliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humiliate. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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