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発音

• IPA: /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/

動詞

humiliate (third-person singular simple present humiliates, present participle humiliating, simple past and past participle humiliated)

1. (transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.

   Synonyms: debase, demean, disgrace, mortify, shame; see also Thesaurus:abash

   The bully tried to humiliate the other students during lunch.

   He would never intentionally humiliate anyone, even in jest.

   The harsh comments from the coach humiliated the player in front of the team.

2. (transitive) To make humble; to lower in condition or status.

   Synonyms: debase, demote, humble; see also Thesaurus:demean

   Antonyms: dignify, honor; see also Thesaurus:aggrandize

3. (transitive, sports, games) To defeat overwhelmingly.

派生語

関連する語

• humble
• humiliation
• humility

Further reading

• “humiliate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “humiliate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

動詞

humiliāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of humiliō