All 4 Uses of
humiliate
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.†
Chpt 11-12
- Sire, go, leave France to its real master, to him who acquired it, not by purchase, but by right of conquest; go, sire, not that you incur any risk, for your adversary is powerful enough to show you mercy, but because it would be humiliating for a grandson of Saint Louis to owe his life to the man of Arcola, Marengo, Austerlitz.'†
Chpt 11-12
- Humiliating as such a confession is, I am.†
Chpt 39-40 *
- "It is humiliating," said he, "thus to receive money given grudgingly,—an uncertain supply which may soon fail.†
Chpt 81-82
Definition:
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(humiliate) extremely embarrass (decrease dignity, self-respect, or pride -- especially in front of others)