Standard Lemma guide

humiliating

adj · noun · 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪtɪŋ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: HH Y UW0 M IH1 L IY0 EY2 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Liable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An act of humiliation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of humiliate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

causing awareness of your shortcomings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • golf is a humbling game

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: demeaning, humbling, mortifying

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: alçaldıcı — liable to humiliate
  • Catalan: humiliant — liable to humiliate
  • Chinese Mandarin: 讓人感到羞辱的 /让人感到羞辱的 (ràng rén gǎndào xiūrǔ de) — liable to humiliate
  • Dutch: vernederend — liable to humiliate
  • Finnish: nöyryyttävä — liable to humiliate
  • French: humiliant — liable to humiliate
  • Galician: humillante — liable to humiliate
  • Georgian: დამამცირებელი (damamcirebeli) — liable to humiliate
  • German: erniedrigend — liable to humiliate
  • German: entwürdigend — liable to humiliate
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐍃 (agls) — liable to humiliate
  • Hungarian: megalázó — liable to humiliate
  • Icelandic: niðurlægjandi — liable to humiliate
  • Icelandic: auðmýkjandi — liable to humiliate
  • Icelandic: lítillækkandi — liable to humiliate
  • Italian: avvilente — liable to humiliate
  • Italian: umiliante — liable to humiliate
  • Japanese: 屈辱的な (kutsujokuteki na) — liable to humiliate
  • Mauritian Creole: imilian — liable to humiliate
  • Polish: upokarzający — liable to humiliate
  • Portuguese: humilhante — liable to humiliate
  • Russian: унизи́тельный (unizítelʹnyj) — liable to humiliate
  • Russian: унижающий (unižajuščij) — liable to humiliate
  • Spanish: humillante — liable to humiliate
  • Swedish: förödmjukande — liable to humiliate
  • Swedish: förnedrande — liable to humiliate
  • Thai: น่าอับอาย (nâa àp aai) — liable to humiliate
  • Turkish: aşağılayıcı — liable to humiliate