verb
humiliate
hyoo-MIL-ee-ayt/hjuːˈmɪlieɪt/
Make someone feel ashamed or foolish.
The public mockery humiliates the person at the worktable.
Etymology
To “humble” people was to bring them low in standing. Humiliating people applies that lowering to their dignity or others’ estimation of them, causing shame or embarrassment.
In context
I'm kind of afraid of Confrontation I feel weaker much less of a man than the other men I'm also certain that my that the woman will mock me and humiliate me
More examples
- She refused to humiliate a student for making a mistake.
- The public reprimand humiliated the employee.
- He felt humiliated by the mocking laughter.
Forms
humiliate · humiliates · humiliated · humiliating
humiliation noun — painful shame or loss of dignity
humiliating adjective — causing shame or embarrassment