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humiliating

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adjective
Quick answer

As an adjective, humiliating means liable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone.

Meanings of humiliating

2 meanings

adjective

  1. Liable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone.

  2. Causing awareness of your shortcomings

    “golf is a humbling game”

    Similar: demeaning, humbling, mortifying

verb

Present participle of humiliate

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Synonyms by meaning

adjective: causing awareness of your shortcomings
demeaninghumblingmortifying

Words that rhyme with humiliating

affiliating

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