Word of the Day-"Humiliation"

hu•mil•i•a•tion


Pronounciation: hyoo-mil-ee-ey-shuh

Form: noun

Definition:

1. an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.

2. the state or feeling of being humiliated; mortification.

Origin:

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin humiliātiōn- (stem of humiliātiō ). See humiliate, -ion

Related forms:

re•hu•mil•i•a•tion, noun

self-hu•mil•i•a•tion, noun

Synonyms:

2. degradation, dishonor. See shame.

Used in a sentence: "The humiliation Hula felt when tripping on a rug in a dark hallway and falling spectacularly while going to pee was nothing compared to the embarrassment she felt when she realized it had been caught on the security cameras at work."

From now on, Hula will turn on the light when dashing through the building at night.