Crossword clues for humiliation
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Humiliation \Hu*mil`i*a"tion\, n. [L. humiliatio: cf. F. humiliation.]
The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; mortification.
--Bp. Hopkins.-
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Late Latin humiliationem (nominative humiliatio) "humbling, humiliation," noun of action from past participle stem of humiliare "to humble," from humilis "humble" (see humble).
Wiktionary
n. The act of humiliate or humble#Verb someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
WordNet
n. state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
strong feelings of embarrassment [syn: chagrin, mortification]
an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" [syn: mortification]
depriving one of self-esteem [syn: abasement]
Wikipedia
Humiliation is the abasement of pride, which creates mortification or leads to a state of being humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission. It is an emotion felt by a person whose social status has just decreased. It can be brought about through intimidation, physical or mental mistreatment or trickery, or by embarrassment if a person is revealed to have committed a socially or legally unacceptable act. Whereas humility can be sought alone as a means to de-emphasise the ego, humiliation must involve other person(s), though not necessarily directly or willingly. Acting to humiliate oneself may be linked to a personal belief (as with mortification of the flesh, with some religions), or it can be part of erotic humiliation where the belittling activity provides emotional and/or sexual arousal or heightened sensation.
Humiliation is currently an active research topic, and is now seen as an important – and complex – core dynamic in human relationships, having implications at intrapersonal, interpersonal, institutional and international levels.
Usage examples of "humiliation".
States, cordially concurring with the Congress of the United States, in the penitential and pious sentiments expressed in the aforesaid resolutions, and heartily approving of the devotional design and purpose thereof, do hereby appoint the first Thursday of August next to be observed by the people of the United States as a day of national humiliation and prayer.
And after you have performed them you will not understand that they were expiatory any more than you have understood all the other expiation that has kept you in such prolonged humiliation.
Caryll had been dull indeed, knowing what he knew, had he not understood to the full the humiliation to which Mistress Hortensia was being of purpose set submitted.
Diefenbaker still insisted on clinging to the prime 499 500 Twilight of Power ministership, thus risking not only his own humiliation but permanent damage to his Party.
Seeing an adult humiliated like that mortified me so much that for a couple of weeks I walked three blocks to shop at a different cornerstore so as to avoid having to look Mr Kane in the face after having witnessed his humiliation.
Her tattered reputation as a warrioress having been further diminished by mistaking a parakeet for a mortal threat, Jilly retreated from this moment of humiliation.
Or, feeling sexually rebuffed by his sweetheart and repressing his pain out of a sense of humiliation, a youth may account to himself for his depression by the thought that no one understands him.
In the face of the disbelief that had met my denials of any secret mission, I felt to have Schnitzel also disbelieve me would be too great a humiliation.
I did not expect Soli to suffer this final humiliation, but he surprised me and announced that he would attend.
After his humiliation in math, I think this encouragement meant much to Spink and certainly warmed my heart toward Captain Maw.
Should I ever dare set foot in the spinnery, the ancestral Web will vibrate with humiliation for my shame!
The pain and humiliation she had been forced to suffer at the hands of the Straken Lord had shattered her confidence.
She continued to struggle while tears of anger and humiliation stung her eyes.
War to cement it--which would end, of course, in the independence of the South at least, but more probably in the utter subjugation and humiliation of the Free States.
Chilled to the bone and livid with humiliation and rage, Agents Turney and Foster were, to put it mildly, hopping mad.