HUMILIATION


Meaning of HUMILIATION in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

final indignity/humiliation

The vote of no confidence was the final humiliation for a government that had been clinging to office.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

final

The vote of no confidence was a final humiliation for a government that had been clinging to office.

Only a few go through the final humiliation of meeting the bailiff at the door and watching him change the locks.

public

Complete public humiliation in front of the entire nation is a prospect likely to make a man reckless, desperate even.

Some of them stayed home to avoid the conflict, trauma, risk of public humiliation , personal injury, and death.

And equally they can recall the lasting resentment caused by a teacher's blatant unfairness, or by a public humiliation .

Is that the point of this? Public humiliation ?

It was public humiliation - the last thing I needed.

It was a spectacular fall from grace that took them all down-a major public humiliation .

Was he really so psychologically weakened that public humiliation would become a sort of perverse fame?

The President sought to keep me happy during this period of public humiliation by giving me additional duties and responsibilities.

■ VERB

suffer

No woman could be expected to suffer such humiliation , certainly not Eline with her fine spirit of independence.

The industry carries no reserve on its books for sorrow or suffering or humiliation or disgrace except in money.

His father had suffered the humiliation because of Mills' treachery and so the traitor should suffer in the same way.

In all likelihood they do poorly on tests and other measures of performance and suffer humiliation and self-concept-destroying consequences.

One seemed to be suffering convulsions of humiliation .

I think she's suffered enough humiliation without having to endure the knowledge that her son is aware of it.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Her attackers seemed to take special pleasure in her humiliation .

Rape is an act of violence and humiliation .

The Senator's public humiliation is almost punishment enough for what he did.

What really upset me was the humiliation of having to ask her for money.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Exactly what did John Lucas do to deserve the humiliation he endured last week?

He became infuriated at his humiliation .

In all likelihood they do poorly on tests and other measures of performance and suffer humiliation and self-concept-destroying consequences.

It brought home the family's humiliation and anguish after being forced to move out.

Regis dismissed Bergsson's almost non-existent challenge to complete Tottenham's humiliation .

Still, the humiliation was crushing.

That is the stark injustice of the total humiliation of women on all levels, by men.

The vote of no confidence was a final humiliation for a government that had been clinging to office.

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