humiliation
/hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/hyoo-mih-lee-AY-shuhn
/hjuˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/hyoo-mih-lee-AY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of bringing low
Common meaning: shame and loss of pride
- humilearth, soilLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 870 · scan
- iatverb ending: to make or treat
- ionnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Latinhumus, -ī‘earth, soil’
- Englishhumiliate‘to shame someone, bringing their pride down’
- Englishformed in English from humiliatehumiliation‘shame and loss of pride’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from humiliate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), HUMILIATE, p.276 · scan
Roots
- humus, -ī Latin “earth, soil”
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