humiliative

hu·mil·i·ate

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hyoo-mil-ee-eyt or, often, yoo-]
- /hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪt or, often, yu-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hyoo-mil-ee-eyt or, often, yoo-]
- /hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪt or, often, yu-/

Definition of humiliative word

verb with object humiliative to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify. 1

Just one definition for humiliative

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Origin of humiliative

First appearance:

before 1525

One of the 28% oldest English words

1525-35; < Late Latin humiliātus (past participle of humiliāre “to humble”), equivalent to Latin humili(s) humble + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Humiliative

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Humiliative

humiliative popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

humiliative usage trend in Literature

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