humiliate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
2. (transitive) To make humble; to lower in condition or status.
3. (transitive) To defeat overwhelmingly.

Opposite of

dignify, honor

Synonyms

insult

shame

disgrace

abase

mortify

degrade

humble

debase

embarrass

put to shame

dishonor

belittle

discredit

demean

depress

dishonour

offend

slight

mock

overcome

cheapen

let down

abuse

chagrin

affront

subdue

subjugate

defame

chatter

make ashamed

snub

baffle

diminish

stultify

vilify

pull down

lower

indent

humiliation

ridicule

dent

denigrate

demote

disparage

demolish

blaspheme

drop

slander

deflate

defeat

Translations

humilier

humillar

vernederen

demütigen

umiliare

erniedrigen

ταπεινώνω

verootmoedigen

εξευτελίζω

humilhar

kleinmaken

abaisser

mortificare

kränken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin humiliātus, perfect passive participle of humiliō (“to abase, humble”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin humilis (“lowly, humble”), from humus (“ground; earth, soil”); see humble.