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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.3 References

[ English

[ Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

[ Noun

Singular humiliation

Plural humiliations

humiliation (plural humiliations)

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

[ Synonyms

• dishonor
• embarrassment
• shame, shaming

[ Translations

humiliation

• Czech: ponížení n.
• Dutch: vernedering
• French: humiliation f.
• German: Demütigung, Erniedrigung
• Indonesian: penghinaan
• Norwegian: ydmykelse
• Polish: upokorzenie n. (1,2)
• Swedish: förödmjukelse c. (1,2)

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[ French

[ Etymology

From humilier 'to humiliate', itself from Latin humiliare, from humilis 'humble'

[ Noun

humiliation f. (plural humiliations)

1. humiliation, active or passive

   Alors que l'humiliation d'une fessée cul-nu en présence du petit frère qu'il avait abusé blessait l'orgueil de Pascal pire que sa peau, assister à son humiliation réparait la fierté du petit

[ References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition