humiliatingly

Thân thiện

The defeat was humiliatingly complete.

Definition

Adverb: - In a manner that causes someone to feel ashamed, foolish, or to lose their dignity and respect.

Usage

This adverb describes how an action is performed or a state exists in a way that results in humiliation. It modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to indicate the humiliating nature of the situation.

Examples

• The team lost humiliatingly, with a score of 10-0.
• His proposal was rejected humiliatingly quickly by the committee.
• She was humiliatingly underdressed for the formal gala.

Advanced Usage

• "humiliatingly obvious": So evident that it makes one's lack of knowledge or error feel shameful.
  • His lack of preparation was humiliatingly obvious during the presentation.
• "humiliatingly public": Occurring in a very open or visible way that compounds the feeling of shame.
  • The argument and its resolution were humiliatingly public.

Variants and Related Words

• Humiliate (verb): To make someone feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and pride.
  • He didn't mean to humiliate his colleague during the meeting.
• Humiliating (adjective): Causing someone to feel humiliated.
  • It was a humiliating defeat for the champion.
• Humiliation (noun): The action of humiliating someone or the state of being humiliated.
  • She suffered the humiliation of being ignored.

Synonyms

• Degradingly: In a manner that lowers someone's dignity or standing.
• Shamefully: In a way that deserves or causes shame.
• Ignominiously: In a manner deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.

Antonyms

• Respectfully: In a way that shows respect.
• Honorably: In a way that brings or is worthy of honor.
• Dignifiedly: In a manner that shows poise and self-respect.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a humiliating manner
   • the painting was reproduced humiliatingly small

Từ đồng nghĩa

• demeaningly