humiliated

humiliated — adjective

1. feeling very ashamed and without dignity because of something that was done to y

1.形容詞B2
釋義

feeling very ashamed and without dignity because of something that was done to you, or because of a mistake you made in public

例句

After losing the race to a much younger runner, the champion felt utterly humiliated.

feel utterly humiliated + by/after + event

Fatima was too humiliated to tell her coworkers that she had been let go from the job.

too humiliated to + infinitive

同義詞
  • mortified

    stronger and more formal; suggests deep shame that is hard to recover from

  • ashamed

    broader; can come from your own conscience, not necessarily from public treatment

  • degraded

    focuses on being treated as less worthy or lower in status

反義詞
  • proud

    feeling good about yourself and your achievements

文法句型

feel humiliated

be humiliated

too humiliated to + infinitive

用法筆記

This adjective describes a much stronger emotion than 'embarrassed'. Humiliation involves a loss of dignity and is usually caused by other people's actions, not by small accidents.

常見錯誤

❌I felt humiliated when I tripped on the stairs.
✅I felt embarrassed when I tripped on the stairs.
💡'humiliated' is too strong for a small accident without public belittling.

humiliated — verb