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self-humiliation

self-hu·mil·i·a·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [self hyoo-mil-ee-ey-shuh n or, often, yoo-]
    • /sɛlf hyuˌmɪl iˈeɪ ʃən or, often, yu-/
    • /self hjuːˈmɪl.i.eɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self hyoo-mil-ee-ey-shuh n or, often, yoo-]
    • /sɛlf hyuˌmɪl iˈeɪ ʃən or, often, yu-/

Definitions of self-humiliation word

  • noun self-humiliation an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated. 1
  • noun self-humiliation the state or feeling of being humiliated; mortification. 1
  • noun self-humiliation abasement or embarrassment of oneself 1
See all 3 definitions of self-humiliation

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Origin of self-humiliation

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Late Latin humiliātiōn- (stem of humiliātiō). See humiliate, -ion

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Parts of speech for Self-humiliation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Self-humiliation

self-humiliation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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