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humiliate

[hyoo-mil-ee-eyt, yoo-] / hjuˈmɪl iˌeɪt, ju- /


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And on the street, when you see people begging, when you hand money to them, do not humiliate them.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Northampton scored 14 tries to humiliate Bristol at Franklin's Gardens and confirm their place in the Prem semi-finals.

From BBC May 15, 2026

The 2019 screen fiasco, which found countless ways to humiliate a cast that included Taylor Swift and Judi Dench, gave kitsch a bad name.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

"By insisting on retraction China is trying to humiliate her and turning up the heat on the controversy," Kingston said.

From Barron's Feb. 9, 2026

Or at least utterly and completely humiliate them.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

Critics say Philips doesn't just challenge those beliefs - he humiliates the people who hold them.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Earlier in the film, Patrick also publicly humiliates himself for Kat by singing Frankie Valli's song, "Can't Take My Eyes off You" in front of the whole school.

From Salon Apr. 8, 2024

The league says its operations manual strictly prohibits bullying and hazing, which is defined as behavior that “harms, intimidates, offends, degrades, threatens, or humiliates another person or creates a risk to their health or safety.”

From Seattle Times Jul. 21, 2023

“It really humiliates the nay-sayers, who think it’s somehow OK for some people to get healthcare and others not,” Kidder said.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2022

My mother’s anger humiliates me; her words chafe my cheeks, and I am crying.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

Two months prior to Clarke's appointment, the national team had been humiliated in Kazakhstan.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

The Kushners, paragons of their community, were humiliated.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

A man with osteoarthritis and learning difficulties has said he feels "humiliated" after being told he cannot take his new mobility scooter on Translink's train services because it has been deemed to be too big.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

“An entire nation is being humiliated by Iranian leaders and the so-called revolutionary guards,” Merz said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

I was too humiliated to tell Conner about my crush on Gregor and how Audrey had easily lured him away.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

Worse, it was just another humiliating misadventure that I’d carry around for years with shame.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

But what felt humiliating in the moment became liberating.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

"I would spend my days walking across the CIA compound to the...unisex or family bathroom, which I could use, and it was humiliating having to do that," she described.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

"But at the same time, I was very upset and my heart was broken when I saw my son looking like that. It was humiliating."

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

It was enough to endure his own humiliating knowledge that if he had started after Gebu sooner, or pursued him faster, or been braver, all the mystery might have been unraveled now.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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