WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hu•mil•i•a•tion /hyuˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n. a particular instance, experience, or event that causes such embarrassment:[countable]suffered one humiliation after another. See -hum-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [uncountable] a feeling of great embarrassment because of a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity.
hu•mil•i•a•tion
(hyo̅o̅ mil′ē ā′shən or, often, yo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n.
- an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
- the state or feeling of being humiliated;
mortification.
- Late Latin humiliātiōn- (stem of humiliātiō). See humiliate, -ion
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 2. degradation, dishonor. See shame.
'humiliation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abject
- ashamed
- degrading
- indignity
- masochism
- mortification
- chagrin
- crow
- crush
- degradation
- doormat
- downcome
- egg
- face
- humble pie
- tar
- vengeance
- self-abasement
- self-humiliation
- shame