humiliation
Substantivhäufig in Dialogen
- //hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən//
The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
Substantiv
- 1
The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.
- 2
The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.
Loving and beloved by him, how different would her destiny have been! An utter sense of desolation came over her; a terror of the future, an overwhelming agony in the present. That he, of all others, should be the one to witness her humiliation!
They listened to the sound of Fanny’s retreating footsteps. ‘Well, well!’ said Marcus. ‘Oh, take no notice Jess. You know what our Frances Maud is like! It’s nothing to cry about!’ To her humiliation Jessamy found there were tears trickling down her cheeks.
Herkunft
From Middle French humiliation, from Late Latin humiliātiō, from humiliāre (“to humiliate”); see humiliate. Equivalent to humiliate + -ion.
Formen
- Plural
- humiliations
humiliation · The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
humility · The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character…humming · Making a hum sound.humour · The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.