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Performers are so vulnerable. They're frightened of humiliation, sure their work will be crap. I try to make an environment where it's warm, where it's OK to fail - a kind of home, I suppose.
Jane Campion

Meaning of "humiliation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HUMILIATION

humiliation  [hjuːˌmɪlɪˈeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUMILIATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Humiliation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HUMILIATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

humiliation

Humiliation

Humiliation is the abasement of pride, which creates mortification or leads to a state of being humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission. It is an emotion felt by a person whose social status has just decreased. It can be brought about through intimidation, physical or mental mistreatment or trickery, or by embarrassment if a person is revealed to have committed a socially or legally unacceptable act. Whereas humility can be sought alone as a means to de-emphasise the ego, humiliation must involve other person, though not necessarily directly or willingly. Acting to humiliate oneself may be linked to a personal belief, or it can be part of erotic humiliation where the belittling activity provides emotional and/or sexual arousal or heightened sensation. Humiliation is currently an active research topic, and is now seen as an important - and complex - core dynamic in human relationships, having implications at intrapersonal, interpersonal, institutional and international levels.

Definition of humiliation in the English dictionary

The definition of humiliation in the dictionary is the embarrassment and shame you feel when someone makes you appear stupid, or when you make a mistake in public. Other definition of humiliation is an occasion or a situation in which you feel embarrassed and ashamed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUMILIATION


abbreviation
əˌbriːvɪˈeɪʃən
affiliation
əˌfɪlɪˈeɪʃən
appreciation
əˌpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən
appropriation
əˌprəʊprɪˈeɪʃən
association
əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən
aviation
ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən
depreciation
dɪˌpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən
deviation
ˌdiːvɪˈeɪʃən
differentiation
ˌdɪfəˌrɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən
initiation
ɪˌnɪʃɪˈeɪʃən
irradiation
ɪˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃən
mediation
ˌmiːdɪˈeɪʃən
negotiation
nɪˌɡəʊʃɪˈeɪʃən
pronunciation
prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən
radiation
ˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃən
Reconciliation
ˌrɛkənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃən
recreation
ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃən
remediation
rɪˌmiːdɪˈeɪʃən
retaliation
rɪˌtælɪˈeɪʃən
variation
ˌvɛərɪˈeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUMILIATION

humidness
humidor
humification
humified
humifies
humify
humiliant
humiliate
humiliated
humiliating
humiliatingly
humiliative
humiliator
humiliatory
humilities
humility
humint
Humism
humite
humiture

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUMILIATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation

Synonyms and antonyms of humiliation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HUMILIATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «humiliation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of humiliation

Translation of «humiliation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUMILIATION

Find out the translation of humiliation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of humiliation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «humiliation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

耻辱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

humillación
570 millions of speakers

English

humiliation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपमान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإذلال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

унижение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

humilhação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নাকাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

humiliation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penghinaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Demütigung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

굴욕
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngina
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sỉ nhục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவமானம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाणउतारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşağılama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

umiliazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

upokorzenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

приниження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

umilire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταπείνωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vernedering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förnedring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ydmykelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of humiliation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMILIATION»

The term «humiliation» is very widely used and occupies the 7.729 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMILIATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about humiliation

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10 QUOTES WITH «HUMILIATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word humiliation.
1
Gerry Adams
The days of humiliation, of second-class citizens and of inequality are over and gone forever.
2
Gerry Adams
One man's transparency is another's humiliation.
3
Corazon Aquino
All the world wondered as they witnessed... a people lift themselves from humiliation to the greatest pride.
4
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
I believe America is the most powerful country in the world and is a country that stands on principle. Its principles are enshrined in its very foundation and constitution, and it has a duty to serve humanity. America has a duty to follow its conscience to reject repression. It must reject oppression. It must reject humiliation.
5
Zygmunt Bauman
We live in a world of communication - everyone gets information about everyone else. There is universal comparison and you don't just compare yourself with the people next door, you compare yourself to people all over the world and with what is being presented as the decent, proper and dignified life. It's the crime of humiliation.
6
Conrad Black
Eastern Muslim countries, such as Indonesia and Malaysia, are relative success stories, as they are not afflicted by the Arab heritage of retreat and humiliation at the hands of the French, Spanish, British, Turks, and Persians.
7
Pierce Brosnan
Oh, humiliation is poisonous. It's one of the deepest pains of being human.
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Jane Campion
Performers are so vulnerable. They're frightened of humiliation, sure their work will be crap. I try to make an environment where it's warm, where it's OK to fail - a kind of home, I suppose.
9
Herbert Croly
American history contains much matter for pride and congratulation, and much matter for regret and humiliation.
10
George Armstrong Custer
I appeal to you as a soldier to spare me the humiliation of seeing my regiment march to meet the enemy and I not share its dangers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMILIATION»

Discover the use of humiliation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to humiliation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Humiliation
Wayne Koestenbaum considers the meaning of humiliation in this eloquent work of cultural critique and personal reflection.
Wayne Koestenbaum, 2011
2
Humiliation: And Other Essays on Honor, Social Discomfort, ...
The five essays making up this book...are about the persistence of the norm of reciprocity in our daily lives, about the ways in which shame and envy and especially humiliation sustain 'cultures of honor' to this day.'-Speculum
William Ian Miller, 1995
3
Never Forget National Humiliation: Historical Memory in ...
Wang follows the Chinese Communist Party's ideological re-education of the public through the exploitation of China's humiliating modern history, tracking the CCP's use of history education to glorify the party, re-establish its legitimacy, ...
Zheng Wang, 2013
4
Making Enemies: Humiliation and International Conflict
A social scientist, the founder of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies anchored at Columbia University, describes how the dynamics of humiliation--intentional and unwitting--are central to large- and small-scale conflicts around the globe ...
Evelin Lindner, 2006
5
Humiliation, Degradation, Dehumanization: Human Dignity Violated
This volume will be of interest to social and moral philosophers, legal and human rights theorists, practitioners and students.
Paulus Kaufmann, Hannes Kuch, Christian Neuhäuser, 2010
6
The Humiliation of the Word
Argues that visual reality has overcome verbal truth, examines the biblical distinction between truth and reality, and considers the impact of the visual on artists and intellectuals."
Jacques Ellul, 1985
7
The Humiliation of Sinners: Public Penance in ...
In this book, newly published in paperback, Mary Mansfield questions the realities of the `penitential revolution' of the early 13th century and demonstrates aspects of continuity in forms of public penance, especially in northern France.
Mary C. Mansfield, 2005
8
Shame and Humiliation: Presidential Decision Making on Vietnam
Blema Steinberg adopts a psychoanalytical approach in her examination of the decision making of Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Dwight Eisenhower during the Vietnam War.
Blema S. Steinberg, 1996
9
Humiliation: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
10
Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation
If you are a human being, the answer, of course, is yes. Take heart. You're not alone. This is known as the Self-Inflicted Wound, and every one of us bears a scar. Or several.
Aisha Tyler, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUMILIATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term humiliation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Greece's humiliation a terrible result for Germany - Brisbane Times
The humiliation of Greece is also a terrible result for Germany. Finance minister Wolfgang Schauble, with the tacit support of Angela Merkel, ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
2
Where is the call for "humiliation, fasting and prayer?" - RenewAmerica
Our forbears called these Days of National Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer. We have stripped out the Humiliation, though the Bible is emphatic ... «RenewAmerica, Jul 15»
3
Hadi's humiliation of Anwar saddens Kit Siang - Malaysiakini
Hadi's humiliation of Anwar saddens Kit Siang. Veteran DAP leader Lim Kit Siang said he felt bad about the treatment PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim ... «Malaysiakini, Jul 15»
4
'Thousands of death threats' for girl, 16, in viral 'humiliation' video …
A 16-year-old girl has been sent "thousands of death threats" after she was shown in a viral video attacking two teenagers, a court has heard. «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
5
The Humiliation and Subjugation of Greece... :: The Market Oracle …
Europe is a fascinating place, but not as interesting as it was before the European Union came into existence. Older travellers may recall the ... «The Market Oracle, Jul 15»
6
Did You Know That Women Around the World Suffer Humiliation
With damaging social stigmas and myths around menstruation, did you think that only Indian women have it difficult during periods? Apparently ... «iDiva.com, Jul 15»
7
El-Rufai: “Begging is humiliation,” Kaduna Governor insists on ban
“Begging is not a profession; begging is humiliation. We don't believe in it. There is no going back on the ban on street begging, but we are not ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
8
Brian May hails fox hunting victory as a 'humiliation' - Daily Express
This is an abject humiliation for the Government. After tampering with democracy and trying to dupe the public they have been caught out. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Greece's Alexis Tsipras faces Syriza rebellion over 'humiliation'
Alexis Tsipras, Greek prime minister, on Tuesday will seek to shore up support within his own government after he accepted the most intrusive ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
10
Greeks see 'humiliation' in harsh terms of eurozone bailout - Yahoo …
Haralambos Rouliskos, a 60-year-old economist who was out walking in Athens, described the deal as "misery, humiliation and slavery". «Yahoo News, Jul 15»

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