humiliations

/hjuːˌmɪlɪˈeɪʃənz/ /ɪˌmɪlɪˈeɪʃənz/

Meanings

noun

The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.

Examples :

""After a series of public humiliations, he decided to quit the team rather than face further embarrassment." "

noun

The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.

Examples :

"After a series of public humiliations at the debate, the candidate's popularity dropped significantly. "

emotion suffering character attitude mind soul moral condition

Related Words

decided verb

/dɪˈsaɪdəd/

To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle

"Her last-minute goal decided the game."

humiliated verb

/hjuːˈmɪlɪeɪtɪd/ /hjuˈmɪlɪˌeɪtɪd/

To injure the dignity and self-respect of.

"The teacher humiliated Sarah by publicly reading aloud her poorly written essay to the entire class. "

significantly adverb

/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/ /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntliː/

In a significant manner or to a significant extent.

"My study habits improved significantly after I started using a planner. "

submission noun

/səbˈmɪʃən/ /ˈsʌbˌmɪʃən/

The act of submitting or yielding; surrender.

"The student's submission of the homework assignment was late. "

embarrassment noun

/ɪmˈbæɹəsmənt/

A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.

"She felt a wave of embarrassment when she realized she had called her teacher "Mom" in front of the whole class. "

popularity noun

/ˌpɒp.jəˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/

The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the people at large

"Politicians are rarely known for their popularity."

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

A partially specified but unnamed person.

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

candidate noun

/ˈkæn.dɪdət/ /ˈkæn.dɪ.deɪt/

A person who is running in an election.

"Maria is a candidate for student council president. "

mortification noun

/ˌmɔːrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ /ˌmɔːr-/

The act of mortifying.

"His mortification was evident when he realized he'd forgotten his presentation. "

humbling verb

/ˈhʌmblɪŋ/ /ˈʌmblɪŋ/

To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of

"The champion tennis player's unexpected loss to a newcomer was incredibly humbling. "

abasement noun

/əˈbeɪs.mənt/

The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low.

"After the public scandal, the politician suffered great abasement and resigned from his position. "

humiliating verb

/hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪŋ/ /həˈmɪlieɪtɪŋ/

To injure the dignity and self-respect of.

"Being publicly scolded by the teacher in front of the whole class was humiliating. "