humiliate

Verb

Meaning

To reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes, or in the eyes of others; to humble; to mortify.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

humble chagrin mortify abase lower deflate chasten reduce defeat slight crush crushing libel shame insult
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Antonyms

grace fete adore respect promote agree
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Hypernyms

spite wound injure offend bruise hurt

Hyponyms

crush degrade smash disgrace demean put down

Related terms

humble humiliation humility

Derivatives

humiliated humiliating

Examples

To insult and to humiliate is characteristic of the weak. The strong find pleasure in uplifting, supporting, and helping others. Source: Internet

We need to live life not only for ourselves. Pray quietly for everyone. Do not reject or humiliate anyone. Our thoughts and words have a powerful impact on the world around us. Pray with tears for everyone - for the sick, the weak, for the sinners. Pray for those who have no one to pray for them. Nikolay Guryanov

When will American men learn how to stand up to the nagging by the intolerant, uncivil feminists whose sport is to humiliate men? Phyllis Schlafly

I respect orders but I respect myself too and I do not obey foolish rules made especially to humiliate me. Jean-Paul Sartre

Humiliate the reason and distort the soul... Fyodor Dostoyevsky

North Vietnam cannot defeat or humiliate the United States. Only Americans can do that. Richard Nixon

Close letter words and terms

humify humiliant humiliatable humiliate yourself humiliated humiliated myself