The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Humiliation \Hu*mil`i*a"tion\, n. [L. humiliatio: cf. F.
   humiliation.]
   1. The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride;
      mortification. --Bp. Hopkins.
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   2. The state of being humiliated, humbled, or reduced to
      lowliness or submission.
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            The former was a humiliation of Deity; the latter a
            humiliation of manhood.               --Hooker.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

humiliation
    n 1: state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
    2: strong feelings of embarrassment [syn: chagrin,
       humiliation, mortification]
    3: an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or
       self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after
       another" [syn: humiliation, mortification]
    4: depriving one of self-esteem [syn: humiliation,
       abasement]