humiliation
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Late Latin humiliatio, from humiliare (“to humiliate”); see humiliate.
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Noun [edit]
humiliation (plural humiliations)
- The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
- The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.
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Translations [edit]
the act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification
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the state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission
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External links [edit]
- humiliation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- humiliation in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From humilier 'to humiliate' (itself from Latin humiliare, from humilis 'humble') + -ation
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Noun [edit]
humiliation f (plural humiliations)
- A humiliation, active or passive
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References [edit]
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
