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humiliate
v. shame, mortify, lower someone's pride, humble


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Humiliation
Etymology: Late Latin humiliatus, past participle of humiliare, from Latin humilis low. To reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes or others' eyes. While related to the word "humble," it is possible for one to be humiliated and not humbled.
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humiliate
Verb
1. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
(synonym) mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
(hypernym) hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
(hyponym) crush, smash, demolish
(derivation) humiliation


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Humiliate
(v. t.)
To reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes, or in the eyes of others; to humble; to mortify.
  

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胯下之辱
kua4 xia4 zhi1 ru3
The humiliation of crawling under the crotch.
Referring to extreme humiliation.


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