Translation
humiliation
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Word origin
From Latin humiliatio, from humiliare ('to lower'), from humilis ('low, humble'), itself from humus ('ground'). English 'humiliation' and 'humble' share the root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- humiliare
- English cognates
- humiliation, humble, humus
Grammar
Examples
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He suffered a public humiliation.
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This defeat is a humiliation for the team.
rougissait .
She still blushed at the memory of that humiliation.
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No one should experience humiliation at school.
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He preferred to leave rather than endure another humiliation.
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