humiliating
adjective
hu·mil·i·at·ing
hyü-ˈmi-lē-ˌā-tiŋ 
yü-
: extremely destructive to one's self-respect or dignity : humbling
humiliatingly
adverb
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Both attended Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, when Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs suffered a humiliating defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles, 22-40.
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Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Like other female inmates in Tennessee and beyond, Sellars experienced strip searches that are more humiliating than what men experience because of their menstrual cycles.
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Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
For 52 years, Congo's standout World Cup memory was a humiliating 9-0 rout at the hands of Yugoslavia in its only other appearance on soccer's biggest stage.
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CBS News,
28 June 2026
Adding to the increasingly humiliating position in which the administration has put itself, the mayor got called out by Stonepeak for ineptitude.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
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Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Like other female inmates in Tennessee and beyond, Sellars experienced strip searches that are more humiliating than what men experience because of their menstrual cycles.
—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
For 52 years, Congo's standout World Cup memory was a humiliating 9-0 rout at the hands of Yugoslavia in its only other appearance on soccer's biggest stage.
—
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Adding to the increasingly humiliating position in which the administration has put itself, the mayor got called out by Stonepeak for ineptitude.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
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“Humiliating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humiliating. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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