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• v  cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
  He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
• s  subdued or brought low in condition or status
• s  made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
  humiliated that his wife had to go out to work

• But at the same time, it explains why he has shown compassion to those who he truly believes have been humiliated and has raised them to platforms they have rarely held in Europe.
• People humiliated themselves for it.
• He neglected and even humiliated Kasturba most of his life and only after her death realized she was "the warp and woof of my life.

• humiliate
• mortify
• chagrin
• humble
• abase
• broken
• crushed
• humbled
• low
• embarrassed
• mortified

News & Articles

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• Soccer-Iran demand Korean apology after 'bad manners' jibe
  By Narae Kim SEOUL, June 13 (Reuters) - South Korea coach Choi Kang-hee humiliated the Iranian people when he said he had been 'badly treated' in Tehran last year and wanted to stop the West Asian's qualifying for the World Cup, Iran boss Carlos Queiroz said on Thursday. The top two sides in Group A of World Cup qualifying in Asia clash in Ulsan on Tuesday, while Uzbekistan host Qatar looking ...
  June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Sports
• Drew Sharp: Time to hold Big Ten presidents accountable
  The Big Ten's getting humiliated once again. And once again, it's powerless in finding a remedy. The university presidents are embarrassing the conference far more than its chronic lack of football success.
  June 13, 2013 - Detroit Free Press
• Revolution 2.0: If History Is Any Guide, It's Only Going To Get Worse
  Via Simon Black of Sovereign Man blog , On a ski slope, there are two kinds of people.   The first group is people who seem to have been born on skis. The second group is the people who are humiliated by the first group.   Having grown up in Texas, I never saw snow until my first winter at West Point at the age of 17. So I am unfortunately in the latter group. But I do my best to fake it.   This ...
  June 11, 2013 - Zero Hedge

Quotes

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• Dolly Parton in USA Today
  I have never been so shocked, hurt and humiliated in all my life,Parton said. "In a blue million years, I would never have such vulgar things come out of my mouth."
• Steve Brookstein in Market Rasen Today
  Mr Brookstein told BBC Radio 5 Live: "It is sad that there are going to be people who are going to be publicly humiliated. It is a form of bear-baiting. I've been banging the drum about what it's about - people shouldn't call in and they shouldn't...
• Osama bin Laden in USA Today
  I have sworn to only live free. Even if I find bitter the taste of death, I don't want to die humiliated or deceived,bin Laden said, in the 11-minute, 26-second tape. "The jihad is continuing with strength, for Allah be all the credit,...