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humiliate

verbgeneral usecommon/umiˈʎaɾ/hu·mi·lhar

Definition

1

To cause someone to feel ashamed or degraded; to lower the dignity of someone.

Usage examples

“He didn't mean to humiliate his colleague, just to point out the error.”
“She was deeply humiliated by the criticism.”

Common combinations

humiliate publiclyhumiliate someonefeel humiliatedattempt to humiliate