Associations to the word «Humiliate»

Wiktionary

HUMILIATE, verb. (transitive) To injure a person's dignity and self-respect.

Dictionary definition

HUMILIATE, verb. Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King