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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHumiliator
/hjuːˈmɪl.i.eɪ.tər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who causes someone to feel ashamed, foolish, or publicly disgraced.
"He proved to be a relentless humiliator, constantly undermining his colleagues in front of management." - 2
Something that causes profound embarrassment, defeat, or loss of pride.
"The unexpected loss was a major humiliator for the defending champions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Middle English verb 'humiliate', originating from the Latin 'humiliare' (to humble, make low), from 'humilis' (low, humble), based on 'humus' (earth, ground). The agent suffix '-ator' was subsequently added to denote a person or force that performs the action of humbling or degrading others.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Humiliator" is said worldwide
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humoriste
Transliteration: y-mi-la-tœʁ
"Il s'est comporté comme un humiliateur envers ses subordonnés."
Demütiger
Transliteration: deːmyːtɪɡɐ
"Er erwies sich als erbarmungsloser Demütiger."
umiliatore
Transliteration: u.mi.ljaˈto.re
"Non poteva sopportare di essere trattato da un tale umiliatore."
humillador
Transliteration: u.mi.ʎaˈðoɾ
"El acosador actuaba como un humillador sistemático."
humilhador
Transliteration: u.mi.ʎaˈdoɾ
"Ele revelou ser um humilhador implacável."
अपमान करने वाला
Transliteration: apmaan karne wala
"वह अपने सहकर्मियों के लिए एक अपमान करने वाला साबित हुआ।"
羞辱者
Transliteration: xiū rǔ zhě
"他被视为团队里的主要羞辱者。"
모욕자
Transliteration: moyokja
"그는 직장에서 악명 높은 모욕자였다."
屈辱を与える人
Transliteration: kujoku o ataeru hito
"彼はクラスの恥ずかしい屈辱を与える人だった。"
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