HUMILIATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HUMILIATE?

Need another word that means the same as “humiliate”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “humiliate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Humiliate” are: abase, chagrin, humble, mortify, embarrass, show up, shame, make ashamed, put to shame, mortifying, humbling, shaming

Humiliate as a Verb

Definitions of "Humiliate" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “humiliate” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and pride.
• Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of.

Synonyms of "Humiliate" as a verb (12 Words)

abase	Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of. I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees.
chagrin	Feel distressed or humiliated. He was chagrined when his friend poured scorn on him.
embarrass	Cause to be embarrassed cause to feel self conscious. He would be embarrassed by estate duty.
humble	Cause to be unpretentious. Wales were humbled at Cardiff Arms Park by Romania.
humbling	Cause to be unpretentious.
make ashamed	Act in a certain way so as to acquire.
mortify	Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of. They wish to return to heaven by mortifying the flesh.
mortifying	Practice self-denial of one’s body and appetites.
put to shame	Estimate.
shame	Bring shame to. I tried to shame him into giving some away.
shaming	Cause to be ashamed.
show up	Show in, or as in, a picture.

Usage Examples of "Humiliate" as a verb

• He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss.
• You'll humiliate me in front of the whole school!

Associations of "Humiliate" (30 Words)

abase	Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of. I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees.
belittle	Express a negative opinion of. Don t belittle his influence.
chagrin	Annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated. He was chagrined when his friend poured scorn on him.
compromising	Vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion. She found herself in a compromising situation.
criticism	A serious examination and judgment of something. Alternative methods of criticism supported by well developed literary theories.
debase	Corrupt debase or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. The love episodes debase the dignity of the drama.
decry	Publicly denounce. They decried human rights abuses.
defame	Damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel. He claimed that the article defamed his family.
degradation	The condition or process of degrading or being degraded. A trail of human misery and degradation.
degrade	Wear down (rock) and cause it to disintegrate. He was degraded from his high estate.
demean	Do something that is beneath one’s dignity. I had demeaned the profession.
demote	Move (someone) to a lower position or rank, usually as a punishment. She was demoted because she always speaks up.
denigrate	Criticize unfairly; disparage. Doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country.
deprecate	Express disapproval of. What I deprecate is persistent indulgence.
deprecatory	Apologetic or appeasing. A deprecatory smile.
derogate	Cause to seem less serious; play down. This does not derogate from his duty to act honestly and faithfully.
disappointment	A person or thing that causes disappointment. His hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment.
disdain	Look down on with disdain. He disdained to discuss the matter further.
disgrace	Bring shame or discredit on. If he d gone back it would have brought disgrace on the family.
disparage	Regard or represent as being of little worth. He never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors.
disrepute	The state of being held in low esteem. One of the top clubs in the country is bringing the game into disrepute.
downgrade	Reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance. Downgrades by debt rating agencies outnumber upgrades by five to one.
infamy	A state of extreme dishonor- F.D.Roosevelt. He thrived on the infamy and vilification.
inhuman	Not human in nature or character. The inhuman scale of the dinosaurs.
mortify	Practice self-denial of one’s body and appetites. Mortify the flesh.
opprobrium	Public disgrace arising from shameful conduct. The critical opprobrium generated by his films.
permafrost	A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains below freezing point throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions. Hilly terrain underlain by permafrost.
relegate	Assign to a class or kind. United were relegated to division two.
shame	Bring shame to. It is a shame that they are not better known.
stultify	Prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone’s incompetence. Nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself.