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as in humiliating

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verb

present participle of mortify
as in embarrassing
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress was mortified by her children's atrocious manners

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  1. humiliating
  2. degrading
  3. demeaning
Adjective
  • In our prior research, Texas young people described the judicial bypass process as burdensome, humiliating and traumatizing.
    — Kate Coleman-Minahan, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
  • This unexpected hiccup proves to be an arduous one, filled with humiliating, frightening, and even abusive encounters with various immigration officials who have no patience for Alex's plucky British charm.
    — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of humiliating
Adjective
  • Incentives for employees to resign or retire could lead to a loss of experienced staff, further degrading service quality.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Drill sergeants now minimize their use of profanity, insults and degrading remarks and strive to become support figures for trainees.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Definition of degrading
Adjective
  • And the system was routinely demeaning and dismissive.
    — Sarah Lustbader, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
  • While handcuffing and removing the belts and shoelaces of deportees is standard practice in this type of operation, both Oquendo and Barrientos feel they were treated in a demeaning way by US immigration officials, especially when boarding the military flight in the early hours of Sunday.
    — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
Definition of demeaning
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