Synonyms of the word humiliation


HUMILIATIONABASEMENT - CASE - CHAGRIN - DEBASEMENT - DEGRADATION - DISGRACE - EMBARRASSMENT - EXAMPLE - IGNOMINY - INSTANCE - MORTIFICATION - SHAME

humiliation

  • n. The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
  • n. The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.

abasement

  • n. The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.
  • n. The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.

case

  • n. An actual event, situation, or fact.
  • n. (now rare) A given condition or state.
  • n. A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession.
  • n. (academia) An instance or event as a topic of study.
  • n. (law) A legal proceeding, lawsuit.
  • n. (grammar) A specific inflection of a word depending on its function in the sentence.
  • n. (grammar, uncountable) Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within…
  • n. (medicine) An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms.
  • n. (programming) A section of code representing one of the actions of a conditional switch.
  • v. (obsolete) To propose hypothetical cases.
  • n. A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
  • n. A box, sheath, or covering generally.
  • n. A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
  • n. An enclosing frame or casing.
  • n. A suitcase.
  • n. A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be…
  • n. The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
  • n. (printing, historical) A shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type, traditionally…
  • n. (typography, by extension) The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case)…
  • n. (poker slang) Four of a kind.
  • n. (US) A unit of liquid measure used to measure sales in the beverage industry, equivalent to 192 fluid…
  • n. (mining) A small fissure which admits water into the workings.
  • n. A thin layer of harder metal on the surface of an object whose deeper metal is allowed to remain soft.
  • adj. (poker slang) The last remaining card of a particular rank.
  • v. (transitive) To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
  • v. (transitive) To cover or protect with, or as if with, a case; to enclose.
  • v. (transitive, informal) To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for…

chagrin

  • n. Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or…
  • n. A type of leather or skin with a rough surface.
  • v. (transitive) To bother or vex; to mortify.
  • v. (intransitive) To be vexed or annoyed.

debasement

  • n. The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering, especially in character or quality.
  • n. The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

degradation

  • n. The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or…
  • n. The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual…
  • n. Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.
  • n. (geology) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.
  • n. A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural…
  • n. The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
  • n. Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.
  • n. The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold…

disgrace

  • n. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
  • n. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
  • n. Something which brings dishonor; the cause of shame or reproach; great discredit.
  • n. (obsolete) An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
  • v. To disrespect another; to put someone out of favor.

embarrassment

  • n. A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
  • n. A state of confusion arising from hesitation or difficulty in choosing.
  • n. A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another.
  • n. A large collection of good or valuable things, especially one that exceeds requirements.
  • n. (medicine) Impairment of function due to disease: respiratory embarrassment.
  • n. (countable) A group of pandas; the collective noun for pandas.

example

  • n. Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
  • n. Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule.
  • n. Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated…
  • n. A person punished as a warning to others.
  • n. A parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or model.
  • n. An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise…
  • v. To be illustrated or exemplified (by).

ignominy

  • n. Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.

instance

  • n. (obsolete) Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence.
  • n. (obsolete) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
  • n. (obsolete) That which is urgent; motive.
  • n. Occasion; order of occurrence.
  • n. A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example.
  • n. One of a series of recurring occasions, cases, essentially the same.
  • n. (obsolete) A piece of evidence; a proof or sign (of something).
  • n. (computing) In object-oriented programming: a created object, one that has had memory allocated for local…
  • n. (massively multiplayer online games) A dungeon or other area that is duplicated for each player, or each…
  • n. (massively multiplayer online games) An individual copy of such a dungeon or other area.
  • v. (transitive) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite.
  • v. (intransitive) To cite an example as proof; to exemplify.

mortification

  • n. The act of mortifying.
  • n. A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
  • n. (medicine) The death of part of the body.

shame

  • n. Uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of impropriety, dishonor, or other…
  • n. Something to regret.
  • n. Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision.
  • n. The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach and ignominy.
  • n. That which is shameful and private, especially private parts.
  • interj. A cry of admonition for the subject of a speech, often used reduplicated, especially in political debates.
  • interj. (South Africa) Expressing sympathy.
  • v. (obsolete, intransitive) To feel shame, be ashamed.
  • v. (transitive) To cause to feel shame.
  • v. To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace.
  • v. (obsolete) To mock at; to deride.

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