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humiliating

/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪtɪŋ/adjective5 syllables

Humiliating means: causing awareness of your shortcomings.

Synonyms for humiliating4

adjective, as in causing awareness of your shortcomings

demeaning, humbling, mortifying, undignified

What does humiliating mean?1

adjective

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causing awareness of your shortcomings“golf is a humbling game”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Humiliating in a sentence

  • Germany was forced to sign a humiliating treaty.Amastan
  • That was the most humiliating thing that ever happened to me.CK
  • He takes a certain pleasure in humiliating others.Nuel
  • I saved him from a gruesome and humiliating death.rul
  • The war ended with a humiliating defeat for Britain.Ooneykcall
  • It was probably the most humiliating thing I'd ever done.Nuel
  • You can't imagine how humiliating this is.CK
  • Yuri gave Martha an ancient phone. This is humiliating!Amastan

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