All 9 Uses of
humiliate
in
The Chocolate War
- He knew he'd been massacred by the oncoming players, capsized and dumped humiliatingly on the ground.†
Chpt 1
- Archie was always puzzled about whatever there was inside of him that enjoyed these performances—toying with kids, leading them on, humiliating them, finally.†
Chpt 5humiliating = extremely embarrassing (decreasing dignity)
- He found that people had a fear of being embarrassed or humiliated, of being singled out for special attention.†
Chpt 7 *humiliated = extremely embarrassed (decreased dignity)
- Archie Costello humiliated by this sniveling bastard of a teacher.†
Chpt 11
- With an effort he made himself stay loose, kept that smile on his lips like a label on a bottle, hiding his humiliation.†
Chpt 27
- The final humiliation.†
Chpt 27
- Archie, who'd been going down to defeat—what a great scene that had been, the last Vigils meeting when he'd stood there humiliated —but now he was on top again, all the chocolates sold, in charge once more, the entire school in the palm of his hand.†
Chpt 35humiliated = extremely embarrassed (decreased dignity)
- Archie reveled in the moment, basking in Carter's admiration, Carter who had humiliated him at The Vigils meeting.†
Chpt 36
- He had washed his hands of the school and its cruelties and hadn't wanted to witness Jerry's daily humiliations.†
Chpt 37
Definition:
extremely embarrass (decrease dignity, self-respect, or pride -- especially in front of others)