humiliate
gb/hjumˈɪliˌeɪt/ us/hjumˈɪliˌeɪt/
B2
Inglês
~ 9500
Acepções
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Verbo
B2
action
1
make someone feel very ashamed
to make someone feel very ashamed and small, especially when other people see it
Padrão de uso:
to humiliate [someone] (often in front of [others])
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes say *"I feel humiliate"* instead of *"I feel humiliated"*. Remember: **humiliate** is the verb ("They humiliate me"), and **humiliated** is the adjective or past participle ("I feel humiliated"). Learners may also confuse **humiliate** with **embarrass**; **humiliate** is stronger and usually suggests a serious loss of dignity, often in public.
Sinônimos
embarrass (Usually milder; may not involve serious loss of dignity.)
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shame (Focuses more on making someone feel morally bad or guilty.)
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degrade (Stronger and more formal; emphasizes lowering someone's status or worth.)
Antônimos
respect (To treat someone with care and honor, the opposite of making them feel small.)
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honor (To show great respect and admiration instead of causing shame.)
Colocações
publicly humiliate
|deeply humiliate
|humiliate a child
|humiliate someone in public
|utterly humiliate
Temas
emotions
|relationships
|conflict
|social
|communication
Exemplos
- The teacher humiliated him by laughing at his question in front of the whole class.
- She felt humiliated when her boss criticized her loudly in the meeting.
- Posting that private photo online was meant to humiliate her.
- He apologized for his comment, saying he never meant to humiliate anyone.
- They humiliated the contestant by asking cruel personal questions on live television.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The coach humiliated the player by shouting at him in front of the team.
- I was humiliated when I fell on the stage.
- She humiliated her friend by telling his secret to everyone.
- He did not want to humiliate his son, so he spoke to him in private.
- The story in the newspaper humiliated the politician.
Verbo
B2
action
2
defeat someone in a shaming way
to beat someone very easily or show they are very wrong, so they feel ashamed
Padrão de uso:
to humiliate [an opponent / a team / a rival] [in competition or argument]
Erro comum:
Learners may think this use only means "to defeat". It also includes the idea of **shame** or **loss of face** for the losing side, not just losing a game or argument.
Sinônimos
crush (Informal; often used in sports or competition to show very easy or total victory.)
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trounce (Informal and vivid; focuses on winning by a very large margin.)
Antônimos
lose to (Describes being defeated instead of defeating the other side completely.)
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be outplayed by (Shows the speaker's side was clearly weaker rather than winning easily.)
Colocações
humiliate the opposition
|humiliate their rivals
|utterly humiliate
|humiliate the government
|politically humiliate
Temas
competition
|conflict
|emotions
|relationships
|sports
Exemplos
- The home team humiliated their rivals, winning 6–0.
- The candidate was humiliated in the debate when she could not answer basic questions.
- The court decision humiliated the government, striking down its key policy.
- They set out to humiliate the champion and prove he was overrated.
- The company was humiliated when a small startup solved the problem they had said was impossible.
Exemplos para estudantes
- Our team humiliated them and scored many goals.
- The lawyer humiliated the witness with simple questions.
- The small country humiliated the big country in the football game.
- He was humiliated in the debate because he was not prepared.
- The old record holder was humiliated by the young runner.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
humiliate
AFI
GB/hjumˈɪliˌeɪt/
US/hjumˈɪliˌeɪt/
Sílabas e tonicidade
hu - mi - li - ate (4 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (mi)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: humiliate
- 3rd Person Singular: humiliates
- Present Participle: humiliating
- Past: humiliated
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