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Humiliation \Hu*mil`i*a"tion\, n. [L. humiliatio: cf. F. humiliation.]

1. The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; mortification. --Bp. Hopkins. [1913 Webster]

2. The state of being humiliated, humbled, or reduced to lowliness or submission. [1913 Webster]

The former was a humiliation of Deity; the latter a humiliation of manhood. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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humiliation

noun

1: state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
2: strong feelings of embarrassment [syn: chagrin, mortification]
3: an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" [syn: mortification]
4: depriving one of self-esteem [syn: abasement]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Humiliation \Hu*mil`i*a"tion\, n. [L. humiliatio: cf. F. humiliation.]

1. The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; mortification. --Bp. Hopkins.

2. The state of being humiliated, humbled, or reduced to lowliness or submission.

The former was a humiliation of Deity; the latter a humiliation of manhood. --Hooker.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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