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[ noun ] strong feelings of embarrassment
Synonyms Used in print (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)Kate had walked past the school on her morning chores and had seen the whole incident , had seen Joel 's burning humiliation before Miss_Snow 's cold , bespectacled wrath . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)What made him think John had a right to witness his brother 's humiliation ? Related terms |
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[ noun ] state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)His appearance as Lizzy evokes not amusement but horror in the audience ; it is a spectacle absolutely painful , an epiphany of the suffering flesh unredeemed by spirit , untouched by any spirit other_than abasement and humiliation . (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)The feeling of individual inferiority , defeat , or humilation growing out of various social situations or individual deficiencies or failures is compensated for by communion in worship or prayer with a friendly , but all-victorious Father-God , as_well as by sympathetic fellowship with others who share this faith , and by opportunities in religious acts for giving_vent to emotions and energies . |
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[ noun ] an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
Synonyms Examples "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" |
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[ noun ] depriving one of self-esteem
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