All 10 Uses of
humiliate
in
Atonement, by Ian McEwan
- The idea was to humiliate him.†
Chpt 1 *humiliate = extremely embarrass (decrease dignity, self-respect, or pride)
- Humiliation.†
Chpt 1
- The scene was novel, the spectators were an unusual element, but the dilemma was familiar enough: how to keep the peace and not humiliate her mother.†
Chpt 1humiliate = extremely embarrass (decrease dignity, self-respect, or pride)
- It came down to this: go in now and face her anger and disgust, give an explanation which would not be accepted, and most likely be turned away—unbearable humiliation; or go home now without a word, leaving the impression that the letter was what he intended, be tortured all night and for days to come by brooding, knowing nothing of her reaction—even more unbearable.†
Chpt 1
- A child, but that had not stopped him daydreaming in his cell of her humiliation, of a dozen ways he might find revenge.†
Chpt 2
- On her first day of the two months' preliminary training, Briony's humiliation in front of the class had been instructive.†
Chpt 3
- She came away humiliated, and felt a hollow sensation spreading in her stomach.†
Chpt 3humiliated = extremely embarrassed (decreased dignity)
- She had already tried to feed him earlier with a teaspoon into what remained of his mouth, trying to spare him the humiliation of dribbling.†
Chpt 3
- Poor vain and vulnerable Lola with the pearl-studded choker and the rosewater scent, who longed to throw off the last restraints of childhood, who saved herself from humiliation by falling in love, or persuading herself she had, and who could not believe her luck when Briony insisted on doing the talking and blaming.†
Chpt 3
- At that moment, nothing would have been more humiliating.†
Chpt 3humiliating = extremely embarrassing (decreasing dignity)
Definition:
extremely embarrass (decrease dignity, self-respect, or pride -- especially in front of others)