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Webster 1913 Edition
Humiliation
Hu-milˊi-a′tion
,Noun.
[L.
humiliatio
: cf. F. humiliation
.] 1.
The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; mortification.
Bp. Hopkins.
2.
The state of being humiliated, humbled, or reduced to lowliness or submission.
The former was a
humiliation
of Deity; the latter a humiliation
of manhood. Hooker.
Webster 1828 Edition
Humiliation
HUMILIA'TION
,Noun.
1.
Descent from an elevated state or rank to one that is low or humble. The former was a humiliation of deity; the latter, a humiliation of manhood.
2.
The act of abasing pride; or the state of being reduced to lowliness of mind, meekness, penitence and submission. The doctrine he preached was humiliation and repentance.
3.
Abasement of pride; mortification.Definition 2024
humiliation
humiliation
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Noun
humiliation (plural humiliations)
- The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
- 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
- Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.
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- The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.
- 1936, Dale Carnegie, “Part 6, Chapter 1. HOW TO DIG YOUR MARITAL GRAVE IN THE QUICKEST POSSIBLE WAY.”, in How to Win Friends and Influence People, page 264:
- One morning Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln were having breakfast when Lincoln did something that aroused the fiery temper of his wife. What, no one remembers now. But Mrs. Lincoln, in a rage, dashed a cup of hot coffee into her husband's face. And she did it in front of the other boarders.
Saying nothing, Lincoln sat there in humiliation and silence while Mrs. Early came with a wet towel and wiped off his face and clothes.
- One morning Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln were having breakfast when Lincoln did something that aroused the fiery temper of his wife. What, no one remembers now. But Mrs. Lincoln, in a rage, dashed a cup of hot coffee into her husband's face. And she did it in front of the other boarders.
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the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification
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the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission
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External links
- humiliation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- humiliation in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French
Etymology
From humilier 'to humiliate' (itself from Latin humiliare, from humilis 'humble') + -ation
Pronunciation
Noun
humiliation f (plural humiliations)
- A humiliation, active or passive
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References
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition