humiliation

Meaning

Noun

• The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
• The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.

Related

Similar words

• abasement
• dishonor
• embarrassment
• mortification
• shame

Opposite words

• honor
• exaltation

Origin

• From Middle French humiliation, from Late Latin humiliatio, from humiliare; see humiliate.