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humiliation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Humiliation \Hu*mil`i*a"tion\, n. [L. humiliatio: cf F. humiliation.] 1. The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; mortification. --Bp. Hopkins. 2. The state of being humiliated, humbled, or reduced to lowliness or submission. The former was a humiliation of Deity; the latter a humiliation of manhood. --Hooker. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: humiliation n 1: state of disgrace or loss of self-respect 2: strong feelings of embarrassment [syn: {chagrin}, {mortification}] 3: depriving one of self-esteem [syn: {humbling}, {abasement}]
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