HUMILIATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does humiliation mean?
• HUMILIATION (noun)
The noun HUMILIATION has 4 senses:
1. state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
2. strong feelings of embarrassment
3. an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
4. depriving one of self-esteem
Familiarity information: HUMILIATION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• HUMILIATION (noun)
Meaning:
State of disgrace or loss of self-respect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("humiliation" is a kind of...):
disgrace; ignominy; shame (a state of dishonor)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "humiliation"):
abasement; abjection; degradation (a low or downcast state)
Meaning:
Strong feelings of embarrassment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
chagrin; mortification; humiliation
Hypernyms ("humiliation" is a kind of...):
embarrassment (the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public)
Meaning:
An instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
humiliation; mortification
Context example:
he had to undergo one humiliation after another
Hypernyms ("humiliation" is a kind of...):
case; example; instance (an occurrence of something)
Meaning:
Depriving one of self-esteem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
abasement; humiliation
Hypernyms ("humiliation" is a kind of...):
debasement; degradation (changing to a lower state (a less respected state))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "humiliation"):
comedown (decline to a lower status or level)
