humiliating

BrE /ˈhjuː.mɪ.leɪ.tɪŋ/ AmE /ˈhjuː.məˌleɪ.tɪŋ/

adjective en → es

1 SHAMEFUL [attributive / predicative] B2

causing someone to feel very ashamed and hurt because they have been made to look foolish or treated badly in front of other people

humillante, avergonzante

  • a/an + adj

Collocations a humiliating defeat · to feel humiliated

  • It was a humiliating experience.

    Fue una experiencia humillante.

2 DEGRADING [attributive / predicative] C1

causing someone to feel that they are not important or respected, especially by making them do something unpleasant or unnecessary

degradante, humillante

  • a/an + adj

Collocations humiliating conditions · to be treated in a humiliating way

  • The prisoners were kept in humiliating conditions.

    Los prisioneros fueron mantenidos en condiciones humillantes.