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humiliation

hyooh mi lee ay shuhn

  • n  state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
  • n  strong feelings of embarrassment
  • n  an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
    he had to undergo one humiliation after another
  • n  depriving one of self-esteem

  • The combination of inflexibility and public humiliation for those not meeting federal goals ignited so much frustration among educators that NCLB now appears to be an irreparably .
  • What propels people into such action is a long history of humiliation and a desire for revenge that every Arab harbors.
  • The second humiliation is that the meeting didn't work.
News & Articles

  • LP Attorney incompetent to stand trial
    SEBRING - The humiliation of John Sanders Haile was complete when Dr. William Kremper described how the Lake Placid attorney - certain that he was right and the prescribing doctors were absolutely wrong - would decide which medications he would take and which he would not.
    June 12, 2013 - Highlands Today
  • San Antonio demolishes the Miami Heat in Game 3, taking a 2-1 NBA Finals lead
    In a long, close playoff series – and we still expect this to be a long, close playoff series – both teams get a blowout win. San Antonio’s 113-77 humiliation of the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the NBA … Continue reading ?
    June 12, 2013 - Ball Don't Lie via Yahoo! Sports
  • Power shift possible at Fresno City Hall
    Fresno's Measure G election is far from over, but within the twists and turns of unresolved ballot counting is this possibility: The political humiliation of Ashley Swearengin could be just around the corner.
    June 9, 2013 - The Fresno Bee
Quotes

  • Ayman al-Zawahri in 940 News
    If Saudi Arabia controls Iraq or Sunni regions of Iraq, "the Iraqis would then suffer the same repression and humiliation which the people suffer under Saudi rule under the pretext of combating terrorism - ie, combatting jihad and preserving...
  • Barack Obama in Christian Post
    Speaking of Rev. Wright's generation, Obama said "the memories of humiliation and doubt and fear have not gone away; nor has the anger and the bitterness of those years."
  • Sheila Jackson Lee in Forbes
    I could not have been more moved by his commitment to getting things right,Jackson Lee said Monday. "He was able to dig deep over all of the pain and all the humiliation and try to be of help to someone else."

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