la
feminine
/umiʎaˈθjon/
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Translation
humiliation
Word origin
From Latin humiliatio, from humiliare ('to humble, bring low'), from humilis ('lowly'), itself from humus ('ground, earth').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- humiliatio
- English cognates
- humble, humility
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralhumillaciones
Examples
gran .
Losing like that was a great humiliation for him.
.
He could not bear the humiliation in front of his friends.
.
The defeat meant a humiliation for the whole country.
: .
She felt a deep humiliation: nobody defended her.
innecesaria.
Those words were an unnecessary humiliation.
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