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The nation of Braveheart alternated exclusively between valiant defeat and abject humiliation.

There was no way to explain segregation’s daily humiliations and inequality, so there wasn’t much discussion about the reasons.

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His comments angered local authorities and some Brazilians on social media jokingly compared it to Germany's infamous humiliation of Brazil at the 2014 World Cup -- when the national team lost by seven goals to one.

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Sir Gareth also remembered his own recovery after the "public humiliation" of missing a penalty in the Euro 96 semi-final when he said "half the world was watching".

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The anonymous claimant is suing Wootton, saying that he has suffered pain, injury, humiliation and hurt to his feelings.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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