Humiliation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

strong feelings of embarrassment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hjˌuːmɪlɪˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/hˌaɪpəkˌɒnsɪˈɛnʃəsli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˌaɪpəkˌɒnsɪˈɛnʃəsli/

4 syllables Say it as /hjˌuːmɪlɪˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

he had to undergo one humiliation after another

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chagrin mortification abasement

Parts of Speech

noun	state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
noun	strong feelings of embarrassment
noun	an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect “he had to undergo one humiliation after another”
noun	depriving one of self-esteem

Word Forms

humiliate	verb	cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
chagrin	verb	cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
mortify	verb	cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
abase	verb	cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Erniedrigung

Zustand der Schande oder Verlust der Selbstachtung

🇪🇸Spanish

humillación

estado de desgracia o pérdida del respeto por uno mismo

🇮🇹Italian

umiliazione

stato di disgrazia o perdita del rispetto di sé

🇳🇱Dutch

vernedering

staat van schande of verlies van zelfrespect

🇵🇹Portuguese

humilhação

estado de desgraça ou perda de respeito próprio

🇷🇺Russian

унижение

состояние позора или потери самоуважения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपमान

अपमान या आत्म-सम्मान की हानि की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

অপমান

অসম্মান বা আত্মসম্মান হারানোর অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

அவமானம்

அவமானம் அல்லது சுயமரியாதை இழப்பு நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అవమానం

అవమానకరమైన స్థితి లేదా ఆత్మగౌరవం కోల్పోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अपमान

अपमानाची स्थिती किंवा स्वाभिमान गमावणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપમાન

બદનામીની સ્થિતિ અથવા આત્મસન્માનની ખોટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಮಾನ

ಅವಮಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವಾಭಿಮಾನದ ನಷ್ಟದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപമാനം

അപമാനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആത്മാഭിമാനം നഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਮਾਨ

ਅਪਮਾਨ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਵੈ-ਮਾਣ ਦਾ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ذلت

بے عزتی کی حالت یا عزت نفس کا نقصان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

屈辱

耻辱或丧失自尊的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

屈辱

恥辱または自尊心の喪失の状態

🇰🇷Korean

굴욕

수치심이나 자존심 상실의 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự sỉ nhục

tình trạng ô nhục hoặc mất lòng tự trọng

🇹🇭Thai

ความอัปยศอดสู

สถานะของความอับอายหรือการสูญเสียความเคารพตนเอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghinaan

keadaan tercela atau kehilangan harga diri

🇵🇭Filipino

kahihiyan

estado ng kahihiyan o pagkawala ng paggalang sa sarili

🇲🇾Malay

penghinaan

keadaan aib atau hilang maruah diri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إذلال

حالة من العار أو فقدان احترام الذات

🇮🇷Persian

تحقیر

حالت ننگ یا از دست دادن عزت نفس

🇹🇷Turkish

aşağılama

rezil olma veya kendine olan saygısını yitirme durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַשׁפָּלָה

מצב של קלון או אובדן כבוד עצמי

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