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English noun: humiliation | |||
| 1. | humiliation (state) state of disgrace or loss of self-respect | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disgrace, ignominy, shame | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abasement, abjection, degradation | ||
| 2. | humiliation (feeling) strong feelings of embarrassment | ||
| Synonyms | chagrin, mortification | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | embarrassment | ||
| 3. | humiliation (event) an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect | ||
| Samples | He had to undergo one humiliation after another. | ||
| Synonyms | mortification | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | case, example, instance | ||
| 4. | humiliation (act) depriving one of self-esteem | ||
| Synonyms | abasement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | debasement, degradation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | comedown | ||
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