humiliation

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From Late Latin humiliatio, from humiliare (to humiliate); see humiliate.

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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.

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French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From humilier 'to humiliate' (itself from Latin humiliare, from humilis 'humble') + -ation

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humiliation f (plural humiliations)

  1. A humiliation, active or passive

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