humiliating
adjective
hu·mil·i·at·ing
hyü-ˈmi-lē-ˌā-tiŋ 
yü-
: extremely destructive to one's self-respect or dignity : humbling
humiliatingly
adverb
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The Franco-Prussian war was a humiliating, demoralizing affair for the French, ending the nation’s power over continental Europe.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Soon Mike is humiliating, even disfiguring, himself on a social media site called Dum Dummies just to pay the monthly fee.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
But the humiliating gaffes of Signalgate are only one measure of the Donald Trump team’s recklessness.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
This was the president of the United States’s defense of his national security adviser who’s embroiled in a humiliating, alarming, and downright unfathomable breach of security — and confidence.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Soon Mike is humiliating, even disfiguring, himself on a social media site called Dum Dummies just to pay the monthly fee.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
But the humiliating gaffes of Signalgate are only one measure of the Donald Trump team’s recklessness.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
This was the president of the United States’s defense of his national security adviser who’s embroiled in a humiliating, alarming, and downright unfathomable breach of security — and confidence.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Humiliating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humiliating. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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