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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhumiliatehu‧mil‧i‧ate /hjuːˈmɪlieɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] ASHAMEDto make someone feel ashamed or stupid, especially when other people are present SYN embarrass Her boss humiliated her in front of all her colleagues. —humiliated adjective I’ve never felt so humiliated in all my life.→ See Verb table
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humiliate• Who wants to talk things over after being physically subdued and humiliated?• They were strange men and women with peppermint breath and pictures of humiliated ancestors up on their walls.• She had heard of the most appalling things-kidnapped bride, imprisoned and humiliated bridegroom, Halloween destructions and practical jokes.• Lewis says her son was humiliated by his teacher in front of his fifth-grade class.• Why do you always have to humiliate me in front of your friends?• The invading army took every opportunity to humiliate the local peasants.• Grown men shouldn't humiliate themselves like this.• When confronted with the messiah being humiliated, tortured and killed, Peter refuses to listen.
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