Antonyms for humiliation
hyuˌmɪl iˈeɪ ʃən; often yu-hu·mil·i·a·tion

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1. humiliationnoun

   Synonyms:
   embarrassment, humbling, abasement, dishonor, shame, shaming

2. humiliationnoun

   The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.

   Synonyms:
   abasement, shame, embarrassment, dishonor, shaming, humbling

3. humiliationnoun

   The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.

   Synonyms:
   humbling, shaming, dishonor, embarrassment, abasement, shame

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1. humiliation

   Chagrin unites disappointment with some degree of humiliation. A rainy day may bring disappointment; needless failure in some enterprise brings chagrin. Shame involves the consciousness of fault, guilt, or impropriety; chagrin of failure of judgment, or harm to reputation. A consciousness that one has displayed his own ignorance will cause him mortification, however worthy his intent; if there was a design to deceive, the exposure will cover him with shame.

   Antonyms:
   delight, exultation, glory, rejoicing, triumph

   Synonyms:
   chagrin, confusion, disappointment, discomposure, dismay, mortification, shame, vexation

   Preposition:
   He felt deep chagrin at (because of, on account of) failure.

Matched Categories

1. • Case
   • Degradation
   • Disgrace
   • Embarrassment

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1. humiliationnoun

   state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

   Synonyms:
   mortification, chagrin, abasement

2. chagrin, humiliation, mortificationnoun

   strong feelings of embarrassment

   Synonyms:
   sphacelus, gangrene, mortification, chagrin, abasement, necrosis

3. humiliation, mortificationnoun

   an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect

   "he had to undergo one humiliation after another"

   Synonyms:
   sphacelus, gangrene, mortification, chagrin, abasement, necrosis

4. humiliation, abasementnoun

   depriving one of self-esteem

   Synonyms:
   degradation, mortification, chagrin, abasement, abjection

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1. humiliationnoun

   Synonyms:
   abasement, mortification, degradation, ignominy, humbleness, meekness

How to use humiliation in a sentence?

1. David Bayer:

   The humiliation...I could have died there and I would have been happier.

2. Lani Guinier:

   I endured the personal humiliation of being vilified as a madwoman with strange hair — you know what that means — a strange name and strange ideas, ideas like democracy, freedom and fairness that mean all people must be equally represented in our political process, but lest any of you feel sorry for me, according to press reports the president still loves me. He just won’t give me a job.

3. Kim Jong:

   Hunger is humiliation, hunger is hopelessness.

4. Unknown:

   There are two kinds of employees-those who do the work and those who take the credit. Be in the first group and face exploitation with humiliation only ; Get in the second group and reach fast to the position of the president or director in the private organization and have fun.

5. Paul Valéry:

   Latent in every man is a venom of amazing bitterness, a black resentment; something that curses and loathes life, a feeling of being trapped, of having trusted and been fooled, of being the helpless prey of impotent rage, blind surrender, the victim of a savage, ruthless power that gives and takes away, enlists a man, and crowning injury inflicts upon him the humiliation of feeling sorry for himself.

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