Hu-mĭl-i-ā'tion, n.
n. [Lat. humiliatio, Fr. humiliation, Pr. humiliacio, O. Sp. humiliacion, N. Sp. humiliacion, It. umiliazione.]
- The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; reduction to a lower position; mortification.
- The state of being humiliated, humbled, or reduced to lowliness, meekness, or submission.
The former was a humiliation of Deity; the latter, a humiliation of manhood. Hooker. The doctrine he preached was humiliation and repentance. Swift.