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    Humillar (en. Humiliate)

    /umiˈʎaɾ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    To reduce someone to a state of dishonor or shame.
    The hurtful comment humiliated him in front of his peers.
    El comentario hiriente lo humilló en frente de sus compañeros.
    To make someone feel inferior.
    Do not make comments that humiliate your friends.
    No hagas comentarios que humillen a tus amigos.
    To deprive a person of dignity.
    The situation humiliated him in front of everyone.
    La situación lo humilló delante de todos.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'humiliare', which means 'to make low'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to humiliate someone
    to make someone feel inferior or ashamed.
    humillar a alguien
    to humiliate oneself
    to make an attitude or gesture that shows submission or degradation.
    humillarse
    to be in humiliation
    to live in a situation of dishonor or shame.
    estar en la humillación

    Related Words

    humiliation
    action of humiliating.
    humillación
    humble
    that shows modesty and submission.
    humilde
    humor
    emotional disposition that affects the way of acting and thinking.
    humor

    Slang Meanings

    To hold against
    Don't hold his mistake against him, it humiliates him.
    No le eches en cara su error, eso lo humilla.
    To bring down someone's pride
    That criticism brought down his pride and humiliated him.
    Esa crítica le bajó los humos y lo humilló.