humiliating meaning
UK US /hjuˈmɪlieɪtɪŋ/ 5 syllables
humiliating (adjective): causing awareness of your shortcomings.
Definition of humiliating
- causing awareness of your shortcomings
- golf is a humbling game
Synonyms: demeaning, humbling, mortifying
Similar: undignified
humiliating in a sentence
- I saved him from a gruesome and humiliating death.
- That was the most humiliating thing that ever happened to me.
- Germany was forced to sign a humiliating treaty.
- You can't imagine how humiliating this is.
- The war in Afghanistan ended in a humiliating defeat of the United States.
How to pronounce humiliating
humiliating is pronounced /hjuˈmɪlieɪtɪŋ/ in American English. It has 5 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with HU · words ending in NG · 11-letter words
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