humiliation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French humiliation, from Late Latin humiliātiō, from humiliāre (“to humiliate”); see humiliate. Equivalent to humiliate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === humiliation (countable and uncountable, plural humiliations) The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification. The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission. ==== Synonyms ==== abasement dishonor embarrassment mortification shame ==== Antonyms ==== exaltation honor ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== humble humiliate humiliating humility ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “humiliation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “humiliation”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === From Late Latin humiliātiōnem. === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /y.mi.lja.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === humiliation f (plural humiliations) a humiliation, active or passive Synonym: abaissement ==== Related terms ==== humiliant === References === Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition === Further reading === “humiliation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012