humiliate

“The lesson of this relationship,” said Radchenko, “is that you don’t use your position as the senior partner to humiliate the junior partner.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

At the time, Wallace said he was "deeply sorry for any distress" he caused, and that he "never set out to harm or humiliate".

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

As Rue muses in a voiceover, she’s beautiful, directionless and “so desperate for attention she’s willing to humiliate herself.”

From Salon ● May 4, 2026

The gesture provoked a seismic reaction internationally while infuriating Olympic officials who claimed Smith and Carlos used the world stage to humiliate their home country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

They’d all seemed to have abruptly forgotten that I was still the same girl they’d tried to humiliate, over and over again.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

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

The world’s two most populous nations saw themselves as ancient civilizations humiliated by industrialized Western powers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

A staff union representative said "women were asked to leave their places of work" and felt "humiliated".

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Now older, these women appear stronger and more introspective while revisiting how they were manipulated and humiliated for America’s entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

She must also have been embarrassed and possibly humiliated by her employer behaving like this behind her back.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

I had been angry enough, frightened enough, humiliated enough to try.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

Paul Scanlon, from Cardiff, has had a stoma for nearly four years after being diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer, external and said he had suffered "degrading" and "humiliating" treatment at UK airports.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

However, the impact of even a botched attack on B-1 bombers would be humiliating for the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Carroll testified in court, a process he says was "humiliating and embarrassing and absolutely horrendous".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Aborting in Italy at the time was illegal, difficult, expensive and humiliating.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

And as for humiliating myself in front of people—what people?

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman