Synonyms for humiliate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : hyoo-mil-ee-eyt or, often, yoo- |
| Phonetic Transcription : hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪt or, often, yu- |
Top 10 synonyms for humiliate Other synonyms for the word humiliate
- abase
- abash
- base
- bemean
- blister
- break
- bring down
- bring low
- cast down
- chagrin
- chasten
- confound
- conquer
- cut down to size
- debase
- denigrate
- deny
- discomfit
- discountenance
- dishonor
- downplay
- lower
- make a fool of
- make ashamed
- mortify
- pan
- play down
- put out of countenance
- put to shame
- rip
- run down
- shoot down
- slam
- smear
- squash
- take down
- take down a peg
- tear down
- vanquish
- wither
Définition of humiliate
Origin :- 1530s, perhaps a back-formation from humiliation. Related: Humiliated; humiliating; humiliatingly.
- verb embarrass, put down
- For that breach of etiquette I had to humiliate you that Royal dignity might be preserved.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
- The cruel heroine of his heart must ridicule and humiliate him as much as possible.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- So it has been the only square thing to do––humiliate myself into telling.
- Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
- That's not what I've come for, but I shall be delighted if I humiliate you a little by the way.
- Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James
- Man of crushing responsibilities, you've come to humiliate me!
- Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James
- Was she wishing to humiliate these people who had received her so coldly?
- Extract from : « Stories By English Authors: Germany » by Various
- No, it would only humiliate her and it made no difference, since she had refused him.
- Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- He tries to humiliate me—he tells me to kneel before him, and wants to strike me.
- Extract from : « Boyhood » by Leo Tolstoy
- He now had it in his power to humiliate them who had so humbled him.
- Extract from : « The Free Lances » by Mayne Reid
- Do you know what it means to humiliate oneself for dry bread?
- Extract from : « Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906 » by Various
Antonyms for humiliate
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