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humiliated

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

deprived of dignity or self-respect

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of humiliate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street
  • humiliated that his wife had to go out to work
  • felt mortified by the comparison with her sister

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: embarrassed, mortified

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

subdued or brought low in condition or status

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • brought low
  • a broken man
  • his broken spirit

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: broken, crushed, humbled, low

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 受到侮辱 (shòudào wǔrǔ) — deprived of dignity or self-respect
  • Chinese Mandarin: 使丟臉 — deprived of dignity or self-respect
  • Chinese Mandarin: 使丟臉 (shǐ diūliǎn) — deprived of dignity or self-respect
  • Czech: ponížený — deprived of dignity or self-respect
  • Finnish: nöyryytetty — deprived of dignity or self-respect
  • Finnish: nöyryyttämä — deprived of dignity or self-respect
  • Indonesian: dihinakan — deprived of dignity or self-respect
  • Indonesian: dipermalukan — deprived of dignity or self-respect
  • Russian: униженный (unižennyj) — deprived of dignity or self-respect
  • Spanish: humillado — deprived of dignity or self-respect
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