humiliate
/hjuːˈmɪlieɪt/verb
उच्चारण ह्यूमिलिएट
अपमानित करना, नीचा दिखाना, शर्मिंदा करना
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[T] ~ sb/yourself
to make somebody feel ashamed or stupid and lose the respect of other people
अपमानित करना, नीचा दिखाना, शर्मिंदा करना
- The teacher humiliated him in front of the whole class.
- I have never felt so humiliated.
- The bully tried to humiliate the new boy in front of his friends.
+ 2 more examples
- No one should humiliate a person because of his accent.
- She felt humiliated when her mistake was read out loud.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
humiliate + sb
Humiliate is a transitive verb: it needs an object, the person who is shamed.
'Humiliate' सकर्मक क्रिया है; इसके साथ object आता है, यानी वह व्यक्ति जिसे अपमानित किया जाए।
- The manager humiliated the clerk in front of the staff.
- Do not humiliate a child for a wrong answer.
be humiliated by sb / sth / in front of sb
In the passive, use by for the cause or person, and in front of for the audience.
Passive में कारण या व्यक्ति के लिए by और दर्शकों के लिए in front of का प्रयोग होता है।
- She was humiliated by the rude remarks.
- He felt humiliated in front of the whole class.
humiliate oneself
Use a reflexive pronoun when a person's own actions make him or her look foolish.
जब किसी के अपने कार्य उसे मूर्ख दिखाएँ, तब reflexive pronoun का प्रयोग होता है।
- He humiliated himself by lying in public.
humiliated / humiliating / humiliation
Humiliated describes the person who feels ashamed, humiliating describes the event that shames, and humiliation is the noun.
'Humiliated' शर्मिंदा व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है, 'humiliating' शर्मिंदा करने वाली घटना का, और 'humiliation' noun है।
- It was a humiliating defeat, and the team felt humiliated.
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adverb + humiliate
publiclydeliberatelyrepeatedlycruellycompletely
- The senior publicly humiliated the new recruit.
humiliate + noun
a rivala studentan opponenta servanta colleague
- The champion humiliated his opponent in straight sets.
humiliating + noun
defeatexperienceremarktreatmentloss
- The humiliating treatment made him resign.
feel + humiliated
feel humiliatedbe left humiliatedbe utterly humiliatedbe deeply humiliated
- She felt utterly humiliated at the farewell party.
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- No teacher should humiliate a student for failing a test.
किसी भी शिक्षक को परीक्षा में असफल होने पर विद्यार्थी को अपमानित नहीं करना चाहिए।
- Radhika felt humiliated when her name was read out as the only absentee.
जब एकमात्र अनुपस्थित छात्र के रूप में राधिका का नाम पढ़ा गया तो उसे अपमान महसूस हुआ।
- India's team was humiliated by an innings defeat on the first tour.
पहले दौरे में पारी की हार से भारतीय टीम को अपमान सहना पड़ा।
- The shopkeeper humiliated the old woman by shouting at her in the market.
दुकानदार ने बाज़ार में बुज़ुर्ग महिला पर चिल्लाकर उसे अपमानित किया।
- It is humiliating to be searched in front of strangers.
अजनबियों के सामने तलाशी लिया जाना अपमानजनक होता है।
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✗ I felt very humiliating when he scolded me.
✓ I felt very humiliated when he scolded me.
A person who feels ashamed is humiliated; humiliating describes the thing that causes it.
शर्मिंदा महसूस करने वाला व्यक्ति 'humiliated' होता है; 'humiliating' उस कारण का वर्णन करता है।
✗ He humiliated to the new student.
✓ He humiliated the new student.
Humiliate is transitive; no preposition comes before the object.
'Humiliate' सकर्मक है; object से पहले कोई preposition नहीं आता।
✗ She humiliated in front of her friends.
✓ She was humiliated in front of her friends.
To say she received the shame, the passive was humiliated is needed.
यह बताने के लिए कि उसे अपमान सहना पड़ा, passive 'was humiliated' चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean making someone feel bad, but they differ in whether shame, loss of respect or defeat is the main idea.
ये क्रियाएँ किसी को बुरा महसूस कराने के अर्थ में हैं, पर इनमें अंतर यह है कि मुख्य भाव शर्म, सम्मान की हानि या पराजय का है।
To make someone feel ashamed or foolish, especially in public.
किसी को, विशेषकर सबके सामने, शर्मिंदा या मूर्ख महसूस कराना।
- He humiliated her in front of the class.
To make someone feel awkward or uncomfortable; milder than humiliate.
किसी को असहज या संकोच में डालना; 'humiliate' से हल्का।
- The loud question embarrassed the speaker.
To say or do something rude to offend someone.
किसी को ठेस पहुँचाने के लिए कुछ अभद्र कहना या करना।
- He insulted the guest by walking away.
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hu·mil·i·ate
With one m and one l (not 'humilliate' or 'humiliat'); the noun humiliation.
एक m और एक l ('humilliate' या 'humiliat' गलत है); noun humiliation।
?Which word?
humiliation or humility?
Humiliation is the feeling of being made to look foolish: 'the humiliation of defeat'. Humility is the good quality of being humble, not proud: 'Despite her success she showed great humility.' Humiliation is done to you; humility is a virtue you have.
Humiliation मूर्ख दिखाए जाने का भाव है: 'the humiliation of defeat'। Humility विनम्र होने, घमंडी न होने का अच्छा गुण है: 'Despite her success she showed great humility'। Humiliation आपके साथ किया जाता है; humility आपका गुण है।
The humiliation/humility pair is a usage item.
Humiliation और humility की जोड़ी usage में आती है।
Keep the shame words together: humiliate (make feel ashamed, strong), embarrass (make feel awkward), mortify (humiliate greatly), belittle (make seem unimportant).
शर्म के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: humiliate (शर्मिंदा करना, तीव्र), embarrass (असहज करना), mortify (बहुत अपमानित करना), belittle (महत्वहीन दिखाना)।