adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a humiliating defeat (= very embarrassing )
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They are still bitter about their humiliating defeat.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
defeat
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But they knew that it was a humiliating defeat .
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Politicians did not relish a repeat performance of the humiliating defeat they had suffered over the suspension and repeal of the acts.
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It's always a good laugh watching him getting increasingly irritated with the interviewer after a humiliating defeat .
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It was a humiliating defeat for Callaghan.
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The referendum was a humiliating defeat for the unpopular Mr Khasbulatov.
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But a humiliating defeat at Bradford last Sunday had the Leeds fans spitting fury in radio phone-ins.
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The next levy proposed by Wolsey met with an even more humiliating defeat .
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The vicious personal attack on him by Ernets Bevin and his humiliating defeat made it impossible for him to remain as leader.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Anderson suffered a humiliating defeat in the last election.
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I had to apologize in front of everyone - it was so humiliating .
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Prisoners are subjected to humiliating treatment and frequent beatings.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Inexplicable and downright humiliating , she thought angrily.
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It was really so incredibly humiliating .
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Meanwhile, Vanessa herself suffers a downfall as humiliating as it is spectacular.
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Since nobody else had been found, Hayling offered Thornton the Chairmanship, but the executive attached two humiliating conditions.
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The brand might be no mark of honour at all - but a culminating cruel humiliating jape.
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This was never more humiliating than in the category Most Fanciable Male.
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To emphasise his authority the unforgiving Rangers boss exposed Roberts to a humiliating period as a reserve team substitute.
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We think, however, that most athletes would find a gynaecological examination purely for gender verification a humiliating experience.