B2verb · transitive · rare

humiliate

humiliate · humiliates · humiliated · humiliating

принизити, принижувати

опускать, унизить, унижать

demütigen, erniedrigen, beschämen

To cause to be ashamedTo cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.

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/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/

» We didn't want to humiliate Tom.

Wir wollten Tom nicht demütigen.

Мы не хотели унизить Тома.

Мине хочемо принижувати Тома.

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
The bully tried to humiliate the other students during lunch.
He would never intentionally humiliate anyone, even in jest.
demütigen, beschämen, erniedrigen
унижа́тьunižátʹ, уни́зитьunízitʹ, опуска́тьopuskátʹ
прини́жуватиprynýžuvaty, прини́зитиprynýzyty
(transitive)To make humble; to lower in condition or status.
(transitive)To defeat overwhelmingly.

More definitions

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

Examples

234 sentences

We didn't want to humiliate Tom.
Мине хочемо принижувати Тома.
ruМы не хотели унизить Тома.
deWir wollten Tom nicht demütigen.
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Tom was utterly humiliated.
Том був вкрай принижений.
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Tom likes humiliating people.
Тому подобається принижувати людей.
ruТому нравится унижать людей.
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Tom was humiliated by Mary.
Мері принизила Тома.
ruМэри унизила Тома.
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Tom felt humiliated.
Том почувався приниженим.
ruТом чувствовал себя униженным.
deTom fühlte sich gedemütigt.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to injure a person's dignity and self-respect:

Русский

By meaning 1

to injure a person's dignity and self-respect:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to injure a person's dignity and self-respect:

Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin humiliātus, perfect passive participle of humiliō (“to abase, hum

Borrowed from Late Latin humiliātus, perfect passive participle of humiliō (“to abase, humble”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin humilis (“lowly, humble”), from humus (“ground; earth, soil”); see humble.

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