humiliate
verbecourant dans les dialogues
- //hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt//
To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
verbe
- 1
To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
The bully tried to humiliate the other students during lunch.
He would never intentionally humiliate anyone, even in jest.
The harsh comments from the coach humiliated the player in front of the team.
- 2
To make humble; to lower in condition or status.
- 3
To defeat overwhelmingly.
Étymologie
Borrowed from Late Latin humiliātus, perfect passive participle of humiliō (“to abase, humble”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin humilis (“lowly, humble”), from humus (“ground; earth, soil”); see humble.
Formes
- passé
- humiliated
- participe passé
- humiliated
- participe présent
- humiliating
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- humiliates
humiliate · To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
humiliated · deprived of dignity or self-respecthumiliating · Liable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone.humiliation · The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of…