All 5 Uses of
humiliate
in
1984, by Orwell
- His grey eyes still flitted from face to face, more guiltily than ever, as though he were trying to discover how much the others despised him for his humiliation.†
p. 236.4
- They slapped his face, wrung his ears, pulled his hair, made him stand on one leg, refused him leave to urinate, shone glaring lights in his face until his eyes ran with water; but the aim of this was simply to humiliate him and destroy his power of arguing and reasoning.†
p. 241.8humiliate = extremely embarrass (decrease dignity, self-respect, or pride)
- Power is in inflicting pain and humiliation.†
p. 266.9
- The heretic, the enemy of society, will always be there, so that he can be defeated and humiliated over again.†
p. 268.2 *humiliated = extremely embarrassed (decreased dignity)
- He attempted more elaborate exercises, and was astonished and humiliated to find what things he could not do.†
p. 276.1
Definition:
extremely embarrass (decrease dignity, self-respect, or pride -- especially in front of others)