[hjʊˈmɪlɪeɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and pride
(e.g: you'll humiliate me in front of the whole school!)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (earlier (late Middle English) as humiliation): from late Latin humiliat- ‘made humble’, from the verb humiliare, from humilis (see humble). The original meaning was ‘bring low’; the current sense dates from the mid 18th century