humiliating



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Humiliate \Hu*mil"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humiliated; p.
   pr. & vb. n. Humiliating.] [L. humiliatus, p. p. of
   humiliare. See Humble.]
   To reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes, or in the
   eyes of others; to cause a loss of pride or dignity; to
   humble; to mortify.
   [1913 Webster]

         We stand humiliated rather than encouraged. --M.
                                                  Arnold.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


humiliating \humiliating\ adj.
   causing humiliation. [Narrower terms: {undignified (vs.
   dignified)}]

   Syn: demeaning, humbling, mortifying.
        [WordNet 1.5]














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