humiliation

Noun
Synonyms: chagrinmortificationabasement

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
  2. strong feelings of embarrassmentSynonyms: chagrinmortification
  3. an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect“he had to undergo one humiliation after another”Synonyms: mortification
  4. depriving one of self-esteemSynonyms: abasement
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

2.The state of being humiliated, humbled, or reduced to lowliness or submission. [1913 Webster]

The former was a humiliation of Deity; the latter a humiliation of manhood.— Hooker.[1913 Webster]
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