humiliate

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of“He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss”Synonyms: mortifychagrinhumbleabase
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Humiliate \Hu*mil"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humiliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Humiliating.] [L. humiliatus, p. p. of humiliare. See Humble.] To reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes, or in the eyes of others; to cause a loss of pride or dignity; to humble; to mortify. [1913 Webster]

We stand humiliated rather than encouraged. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]

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