humiliating

Everyday

1. Humiliating describes something that makes you feel very ashamed and foolish in front of other people. tree →
2. Humiliating is also the -ing form of humiliate: making someone feel very ashamed. tree →

In the lessons

In feelings lessons and stories, a humiliating moment is falling over in public, being laughed at, or losing badly. Online, sharing humiliating photos or messages of others is a kind of bullying and must be reported. Phrases: a humiliating defeat, a humiliating experience, humiliating someone in public.

Examples

• Losing ten to nothing was a humiliating defeat. tree →
• Being told off in front of the whole school was humiliating. tree →
• Posting a humiliating photo of someone is bullying. tree →
• It was humiliating when my trousers split in PE. tree →
• Stop humiliating your little brother. tree →
• The teacher made sure no one was laughed at, because that can be humiliating. tree →
• It is humiliating to have to confess that this conceit of Peter was one of his most fascinating qualities. tree →

Note

-ing adjective (causes the feeling) vs -ed adjective «humiliated» (has the feeling). Stronger than «embarrassing». Synonym: «mortifying».