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Humiliate meaning
To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of. | To make humble; to lower in condition or status. | To defeat overwhelmingly.
Example sentences (20)
Communist attempt to humiliate John Paul II In 1983 Poland's Communist government unsuccessfully tried to humiliate John Paul II by falsely saying he had fathered an illegitimate child.
He stopped her wearing makeup, monitored her mobile phone and social media use and showed up at her work to humiliate her in front of colleagues, causing her to lose two jobs.
He then told Hannity, to the loud cheers of the audience, that he would “humiliate” Bragg in court.
It’s OK even if, as a proud feminist, you want your partner to call you a ‘filthy s**t’ or, as a body positive person, ask them to humiliate your penis size because it turns you on – it doesn’t reflect who you are in real life.
Karma finally caught up with her when Naofumi Iwatani clawed his way back from rock bottom to clear his name and humiliate her.
Of equal importance in the promise was to force Mexico to pay, both as a way to humiliate the nation’s neighbor to the south as well as a pledge to voters not to use American taxpayer dollars on the project.
They are doing this to humiliate people.
They would humiliate us by putting us in an even worse position than before we left.
Why was Rome so hostile to him, and the imperial authority in Constantinople so willing to allow Rome to so humiliate him?
After I finally got out, she continued to make efforts to humiliate me.
And the more that Western nations can do to demotivate, humiliate, and undermine the benefits of terrorism, the less popular it’ll become.
Despite the big win over Chiefs, Mngqithi was not pleased with his side’s finishing, saying they could have scored more goals to further humiliate their rivals.
I don't have trouble attracting women, but I don't want to humiliate myself again.
Iran is out to undermine Israel and humiliate America.
I was trying to humiliate him for what he is, but you are too stupid to understand it.
Not wanting to humiliate Lena, she said thank you for the Christmas gift.
The costumes represent not just attire but the symbolism of absolute power wielded by white men without consequence — power used to coerce, oppress, victimise, and humiliate, enforcing compliance with certain values and norms.
The panel said that as Colleague A/witness three was a housekeeper and Mrs Capel was a senior nurse, Mrs Capel’s behaviour was intended to humiliate a junior colleague.
They don't have to face me over the cornflakes the next morning to negotiate life's admin, after having begged me to humiliate them the night before.
Those in the elite are thought to know things about each other that they would rather was not made public, and videos have been used in the past to humiliate and discredit a political opponent.